Cessna 172S N5163H

Summary

On 1 February 2023 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N5163H, operated by EDB Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Limon, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 February 2023 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Limon, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Limon Municipal (KLIC)

Coordinates

39.2692, -103.6643

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N5163H

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

EDB Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was performing touch-and-go landings. When he added power to take off, he lost control of the airplane as it veered left. He was unable to regain control before the airplane impacted a snowbank. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted on the side of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on Runway 34 with wind from 350°at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.