# Accident 20230225004529A: Cessna 172S, Princeton, MN, February 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Princeton, MN
- Airport: Princeton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5600° N, 93.6084° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5600&lon=-93.6084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208SP-2026-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225004529A

## Narrative

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

02/25/2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CESSNA 172 FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF AT PRINCETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PNM).

DURING TAKEOFF FROM PRINCETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PNM) THE PIC HIT A ICE/SNOW PATCH ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, PIC REDUCED POWER TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT BEFORE LEAVING THE PAVED/PLOWED AREA OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING HEAVY SNOW FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. PIC AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED TOP OF RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, LEADING EDGE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, FUSELAGE BENT JUST FORWARD OF TAIL SECTION, BOTH WINGS, AND PROP STRIKE.

## 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 CEN23LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA122), Feb 25, 2023: Cessna 172S (N208SP), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident, was the runway condition combined with a right crosswind.

## Other reports on N208SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20160521004789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521004789I), May 21, 2016: Cessna 172S (N208SP), Blaine, MN, Minor damage. During a base to final approach at kane airport, student pilot contacted a bird on right wing. Pilot informed the tower about the bird strike and made full…

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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