Cessna 172S N208SP

Summary

On 25 February 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N208SP, operated by Twin Cities Flight Training, Inc, was involved in an accident near Princeton, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were 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

25 February 2023 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Princeton, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Princeton Municipal Airport (PNM)

Coordinates

45.5601, -93.6084

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N208SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Twin Cities Flight Training, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Blaine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident, was the runway condition combined with a right crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during takeoff the airplane “started to slide to the left on the ice” on the snow and ice-covered runway. The pilot chose to abort the takeoff. During the abort, the airplane kept “pulling to the left” and impacted the terrain between the runway and taxiway. Upon impact, the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and wing struts. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off with a 40° right crosswind at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.