# Accident 20170513004599A: Reims CESSNA FR172F, Depere, WI, May 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2017, 13:10 local time
- Place: Depere, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3683° N, 88.1586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3683&lon=-88.1586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42588-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reims CESSNA FR172F (registry code 7530203, https://openairdocs.org/model/reims-cessna-fr172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REIMS CESSNA FR172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170513004599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT SOFTFIELD RUNWAY 5 ON TAKE-OFF AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL STRIKING A DITCH AND FLIPPING OVER. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED BROKEN SPARS ON BOTH WINGS. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS ONBOARD. WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST WITH SOME GUSTS.

## 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 GAA17CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA278), May 13, 2017: Reims Cessna FR172 (N42588), De Pere, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.

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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