# Accident 20140620010229A: Cessna R172K, St. Cloud, MN, June 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: St. Cloud, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5500° N, 94.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5500&lon=-94.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758HP-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140620010229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LAKE ON A NORTHWEST TAKEOFF RUN.  WINDS WERE CALM ON THE WATER, AND REPORTED FROM 150 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS AT THE KSTC AIRPORT.

AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE LOST POWER AND BEGAN A DESCENT BACK TO THE LAKE.  THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE WATER FIRST, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK.

THE PILOT EXITED THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW AND BOTH PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR.

## 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 CEN14LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA320), Jun 20, 2014: Cessna 172XP (N758HP), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and angle-of-attack after a partial loss of engine power on takeoff, which resulted in a stall and the subsequent impact with water. Contributing…

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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