# Accident 20221001016489A: Cessna 172S, Hermantown, MN, October 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2022, 23:14 local time
- Place: Hermantown, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8217° N, 92.2229° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8217&lon=-92.2229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262TA-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221001016489A

## Narrative

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

10-01-2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DLH AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2312 LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DLH) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN TO SOUTH SAINT PAUL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SGS). TOWER NOTIFIED PILOT THAT A KING AIR RECENTLY TOOK OFF AND REPORTED 250 FOOT AGL CEILING AND NEVER IDENTIFIED THE TOPS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 9 THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN TO THE SOUTH. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN. ATC ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT TO ADVISE THEM OF THE DESCENT BUT THE AIRCRAFT NEVER RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES BEFORE IMPACTING A HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT PERISHED.  THE HOUSE OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO STORAGE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. INSPECTION RESULTS SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CONFIRMED, ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY CONFIRMED, ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS OF ROTATION AT IMPACT, THUMB COMPRESSION FOUND ON ALL CYLINDERS, SPARK CONFIRMED ON ALL CYLINDERS FROM BOTH MAGNETOS.

## 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 ERA23FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA001), Oct 2, 2022: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Hermantown, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night and low instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a descent into terrain.…

## Other reports on N262TA (1)

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

- [Accident 20040214005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214005659A), Feb 14, 2004: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 14, 2004, about 1900 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N262TA, departed the taxiway while taxiing from landing and collided with terrain…

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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