# Accident 20260114003039A: Cessna 172E, January 14, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2026, 08:30 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3408° N, 114.0377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3408&lon=-114.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7783U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7783U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total, 1,041 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260114003039A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM HIS RURAL PROPERTY. AT ROTATION SPEED THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT EXITED UN INJURED. HE ADMITTED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTON TO TURN ON THE FUEL VALVE.

DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT STATED HE WILL NOT CONTINUE TO FLY.

## 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 WPR26LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA081), Jan 14, 2026: Cessna 172E (N7783U), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use a pre-takeoff checklist, which resulted in the fuel selector being in the off position, and subsequent loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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