# Accident 20030724016549A: Cessna 172H, Red Wing, MN, July 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2003, 11:10 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Airport: Red Wing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5894° N, 92.4850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5894&lon=-92.4850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8226L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226L-2007-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030724016549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2003, AT 1110 CDT, A CESSNA 172 OWNED BY MICHAEL HOEFT (AND CO-OWNERS) AND OPERATED BY DREW DELEON EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 9 AT THE RED WING REGIONAL AIRPORT ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE RED WING REGIONAL AIRPORT AS A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.

## 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 CHI03LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA223), Jul 24, 2003: Cessna 172H (N8226L), Red Wing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8226L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991117038959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991117038959I), Nov 17, 1999: Cessna 172H (N8226L), Juneau, WI. Pilot reported engine began to run rough and quit. Aircraft was at 2900' in cruise. Pilot declared emergency and landed aircraft in plowed field 4 miles north…
- [Accident 19930116000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000509A), Jan 16, 1993: Cessna 172H (N8226L), Palmetto, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing then ran off end runway and overturned in a ravine.
- [Incident 19891121057549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121057549I), Nov 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N8226L), Palmetto, GA, Minor damage. Landed long on crosswind landing. Departed end of runway. Had sun in eyes.

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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