# Accident 20130621010749A: Cessna 172M, Waterford, MI, June 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6672° N, 83.4122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6672&lon=-83.4122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9926Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926Q-2018-03-01) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130621010749A

## Narrative

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

PIC RENTED AIRCRAFT TO GIVE FAMILY MEMBERS A RIDE.

DURING CLIMBOUT PIC RADIOED PTK TOWER AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO RETURN AND LAND BECAUSE HE WAS A LITTLE OVER WEIGHT.

AIRCRAFT STALLED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 9L, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 CEN13FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA364), Jun 21, 2013: Cessna 172M (N9926Q), Waterford, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the wing flaps before attempting to take off, due to his lack of familiarity with the airplane make and model, which prevented the airplane from maintaining adequate…

## Other reports on N9926Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19860102003099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102003099I), Jan 2, 1986: Cessna 172N (N9926Q), Troy, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control and departed the side of runway and struck an embankment. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19780510013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510013149A), May 10, 1978: Cessna 172M (N9926Q), Fraiser,Mi, MI, Substantial damage

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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