Cessna 172 N733UF

Summary

On 30 April 2019 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N733UF, operated by Tradewind Flight Services Inc, was involved in an accident near New Bern, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2019 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

New Bern, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Coastal Carolina Regional (EWN)

Coordinates

35.0728, -77.0431

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N733UF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Tradewind Flight Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Bern → New Bern

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19TA166

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the student pilot’s first solo flight, the airplane veered left after touchdown on the runway. He attempted to correct with right rudder and left aileron; however, the airplane traveled into the grass off the left side of the runway and struck a ditch before coming to rest upright. The airplane sustained damage to the right horizontal stabilizer, engine mount, and firewall. The student reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.