# Accident 20030203001549A: Cessna 172F, Bemidji, MN, February 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1542° N, 94.5169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1542&lon=-94.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8112U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8112U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030203001549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) VFR DEPARTING UPPER RED LAKE WITH TAILWIND. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND STRUCK SNOWDRIFT FLIPPING AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA065), Feb 3, 2003: Cessna 172F (N8112U), Waskish, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot. Contributing factors were the snow covered takeoff area and the tailwind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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