# Accident 20120507009439A: Cessna 172R, Culebra, PR, May 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2012, 16:48 local time
- Place: Culebra, PR
- Airport: Benjamin Rivera Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHSA
- Location: 18.3131° N, 65.3042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3131&lon=-65.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24461-2012-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (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 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 42,452 total, 563 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507009439A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HAVING FAA INSPECTOR ECHEGOYEN AS WITNESS, HE ADMITTED THAT HE DIDN'T USED THE CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO D0 THE PREFLIGHT TO THE AIRCRAFT. HE DEMONSTRATED A SINCERE, COOPERATIVE, AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE DURING THE INTERVIEW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO REMOVE THE ELEVATOR AND AILERON CONTROL LOCK FROM THE CESSNA 172.

## 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 ERA12CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA325), May 7, 2012: Cessna 172R (N24461), Culebra, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the flight control lock before takeoff.

## Other reports on N24461 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080728856139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080728856139I), Jul 28, 2008: Cessna 172R (N24461), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. While taxiing after landing the aircraft struck a parked fuel truck in a non-movement area. Student pilot on 5th supervised solo flight. Student observed fuel…

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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