# Accident 20110212002089A: Cessna 172N, Poplar Grove, IL, February 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2011, 12:06 local time
- Place: Poplar Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1953° N, 89.0972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1953&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733TM-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110212002089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OF N733TM WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  WHILE DEPARTING RNY 30 AT C77, THE STUDENT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE STUDENT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, OVERCOMPENSATING, AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RNY.  THE STUDENT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND OCCURRED.  NO POST CRASH FIRE RESULTED.

## 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 CEN11CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA184), Feb 12, 2011: Cessna 172N (N733TM), Poplar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.