# Accident 20111111026409A: Cessna 172M, Sturgis, SD, November 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2011, 09:09 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4181° N, 103.3753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4181&lon=-103.3753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13584-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111111026409A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2011 AT ABOUT 0906 MST, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT FROM THE STURGIS, SD AIRPORT. HE WAS MAKING A STOP AND GO LANDING BUT LEFT THE FLAPS FULL DOWN ON TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STEEPLY AFTER TAKEOFF, STALLED TO THE LEFT, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION.  THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.IN REVIEWING THE STUDENT PILOT'S LOGBOOK, MANY ITEMS REQUIRED BEFORE SOLO FLIGHT WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED OR LOGGED.  THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTOR WILL BE RE-EXAMINED.

## 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 CEN12LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA059), Nov 11, 2011: Cessna 172M (N13584), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff with extended flaps.

## Other reports on N13584 (1)

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

- [Accident 20001219042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219042929A), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 172M (N13584), Sturgis, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) After setting the airplane's elevator trim control wheel to the take-off setting, in the before take-off checklist, the pilot initiated a normal take-off…

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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