# Accident 20121111024389A: Cessna 172P, Maricopa, AZ, November 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2012, 12:25 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Mel'S Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0111° N, 112.2817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0111&lon=-112.2817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65835, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65835-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121111024389A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT STALLED. P.I.C. STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## 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 WPR13LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA038), Nov 11, 2012: Cessna 172P (N65835), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control during the initial climb, which resulted in a stall, loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N65835 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880515028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515028759I), May 15, 1988: Cessna 172P (N65835), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Bounced and pulled to right on touchdown. Nose gear broke. Prop and left wing hit ground. Suspect brakes were on.

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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