Cessna 172S N2134M

Summary

On 13 May 2026 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2134M, operated by US Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

13 May 2026 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO)

Coordinates

33.2020, -97.1991

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2134M

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

US Aviation Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mineral Wells

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA187

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 13, 2026, about 1815 central daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N2134M, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during takeoff roll the airplane hit something on the runway (later determined to be a gas cap from another airplane) that caused the airplane to become airborne below normal rotation (Vr) speed. The pilot stated that he attempted to reduce airplane pitch by pushing the yoke in, but the yoke was stuck and would not move. The airplane drifted to the left which the pilot attempted to counter with aileron and rudder input. Since he was unable to lower the nose of the airplane, and he was only about 5 to 7 feet above the ground, he elected to reduce engine power and the airplane impacted the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.