Cessna 172 N84048

Summary

On 9 February 2025 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N84048, operated by Aces Flight School, was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, South Carolina, 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

9 February 2025 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rock Hill/York County/Bryant F (UZA)

Coordinates

34.9878, -81.0572

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N84048

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Aces Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA112

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborded crosswind landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While conducting a solo flight in the airport traffic pattern the student pilot approached the runway, and during the landing, a crosswind pushed the airplane to the left. The pilot applied engine power to abort the landing, but the airplane rolled to the left and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest in the grass next to the runway and the fuselage, engine mount, and both wings were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.