# Accident 20210915015779A: Cessna 172N, Council Bluffs, IA, September 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2021, 07:45 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210915015779A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON SOLO FLIGHT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON RUNWAY DURING TOUCH AND GO AT KCBF, RWY 14. WHEN TAKE OFF POWER WAS APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO WET GRASS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, SLIDING SIDEWAYS AND IMPACTING A PAPI LIGHT.  DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, AIRFRAME SKIN AND FIREWALL.

## 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 CEN21LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA433), Sep 15, 2021: Cessna 172 (N767CG), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch and go landing.

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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