# Accident 20150808014079A: Cessna 172G, Hartington, NE, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 16:52 local time
- Place: Hartington, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8014° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8014&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5800R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5800R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808014079A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1652CST THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A MOWED ALFALFA FIELD TO THE SOUTH AT AN ESTIMATED ELEVATION OF 1333 FEET; THE REPORTED WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH HUMIDITY OF 70% AND A DEW POINT OF 70. THE WINDS WERE SOUTHEAST LIGHT TO 6 MPH. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB TO CLEAR THE POWER LINE OBSTACLE. THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THROUGH THE AIR, SPINNING 180 DEGREES, AND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA343), Aug 8, 2015: Cessna 172G (N5800R), Hartington, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to use an excessive, unapproved flap setting for takeoff, which significantly increased the induced drag and resulted in an aerodynamic stall when the airplane flew out of ground…

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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