# Accident 20030214001909A: Cessna 172S, Clare, MI, February 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clare, MI
- Airport: Clare Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8344° N, 84.7400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8344&lon=-84.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214001909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA073), Feb 14, 2003: Cessna 172 (N693SA), Clare, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll. A factor was the snow bank.

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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