# Accident 20031102026649A: Cessna 172S, Lakota, ND, November 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lakota, ND
- Airport: Lakota Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0294° N, 98.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0294&lon=-98.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730SP-2019-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102026649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/02/2003 AT 1230 CST, A CE-172-S, N730SP, OWNED BY AEROLEASE LLC, OPERATED BY FARGO JET CENTER, AND PILOTED BY LUCAS BAME LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TAKEOFF FROM LAKOTA, ND. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT HAD DIVERTED TO LAKOTA DUE TO LOWERING CEILINGS AT HIS PLANNED DESTINATION OF DEVILS LAKE, ND SOME 24 NM WEST. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 1200' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33 (3500'X60') DIVERGING FROM THE RUNWAY UNTIL NOSING OVER ON ITS BACK IN A DRAINAGE DITCH 100' EAST OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR, BUCKLING AT FIREWALL, VERTICAL FIN, COWLING AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO BECOME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY SUBSEQUENTLY LOSING CONTROL.

## 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 CHI04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA024), Nov 2, 2003: Cessna 172S (N730SP), Lakota, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining directional control during takeoff roll on a solo instructional flight. The factor to the accident was the wind gusts.

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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