# Accident 20190511024679A: Cessna 172M, Dexter, MI, May 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2019, 18:38 local time
- Place: Dexter, MI
- Airport: Cackleberry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4269° N, 83.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4269&lon=-83.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21794-2021-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 112 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190511024679A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RUNWAY 06 AT 2E8, DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS APPROXIMATELY 70-100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE LIFT. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING RECOVERY ATTEMPT AND ENTERED A STALL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TURF IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER RESULTING IN EMPENNAGE BREAKING OFF.

## 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 GAA19CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA258), May 11, 2019: Cessna 172 (N21794), Dexter, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's failure to maintain a climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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