# Accident 20140825016199A: Cessna 172R, Willoughby, OH, August 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2014, 22:00 local time
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5722° N, 81.4781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5722&lon=-81.4781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4207P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4207P-2016-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA453) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140825016199A

## Narrative

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

THE ABOVE PILOT, ALONG WITH THREE ADULT PASSENGERS, DEPARTED RUNWAY 6 AT THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT ON 25 AUGUST 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 2157 LOCAL TIME, IN A CESSNA 172R.  UPON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC HE HAD PROBLEMS CLIMBING AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  ATC CLEARED THE PILOT FOR A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 CEN14FA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA453), Aug 26, 2014: Cessna 172R (N4207P), Willoughby Hills, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while returning to the airport immediately after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an…

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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