# Accident 20171122019729A: Cessna 172N, Maple Lake, MN, November 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Maple Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2361° N, 93.9856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2361&lon=-93.9856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VH-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 74 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON NUMBERS AND TRAVERSED A WAYS DOWN THE AIRPORT RUNWAY, THEN ACROSS GRASSWAYS, TAXIWAY, AND RAMP FOR 2200+ FEET BEFORE IMPACTING HANGAR.  NO INJURIES TO THREE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN18LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA056), Nov 22, 2017: Cessna 172N (N734VH), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N734VH (2)

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

- [Incident 19941016035149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016035149I), Oct 16, 1994: Cessna 172 (N734VH), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on runway. Heard loud bang on touchdown. Veered off runway striking light bars.
- [Accident 19890907034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907034289A), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 172N (N734VH), Burlington, CO, Substantial damage. Student held right rudder on touch and go takeoff. Ran off right side of runway and nosed over in plowed field.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.