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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Hanover, IN · September 16, 2026

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Date
September 16, 2026 · 18:50 local
Place
Hanover, IN
Airport
Lee Bottom
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9909Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA322
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total150 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N9909QRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17265853 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On the evening of 9-16-2026, the pilot and a girlfriend took off from kjvy enroute to 64I in a C172. They made an approach and landing, then taxxied back for another takeoff. Attempted to takeoff, but aborted the takeoff, due to the pilot stating it didn't feel right. The pilot stated that it felt like the plane was not developing full power. So, they taxxied back for another try, instead this time added 10 degrees of flaps. The pilot stated that she rotated, then leveled off to accelerate into vx climbout, but noticed the trees at the end of the runway approaching. Focusing on her airspeed, noting it was low, she pitched down to accelerate. When she did this, she saw the house and struck the roof of the house with the left landing gear, which it separated from the aircraft and had fallen inside the top floor of the home. From there the pilot stated she didn't remember anything after that, other than the aircraft flipping upside down and striking the ground. The pilot exited the aircraft with her passenger shortly thereafter.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE EVENING OF 9-16-2026, THE PILOT AND A GIRLFRIEND TOOK OFF FROM KJVY ENROUTE TO 64I IN A C172. THEY MADE AN APPROACH AND LANDING, THEN TAXXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, BUT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, DUE TO THE PILOT STATING IT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE PLANE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. SO, THEY TAXXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TRY, INSTEAD THIS TIME ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE ROTATED, THEN LEVELED OFF TO ACCELERATE INTO VX CLIMBOUT, BUT NOTICED THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROACHING. FOCUSING ON HER AIRSPEED, NOTING IT WAS LOW, SHE PITCHED DOWN TO ACCELERATE. WHEN SHE DID THIS, SHE SAW THE HOUSE AND STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, WHICH IT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE TOP FLOOR OF THE HOME. FROM THERE THE PILOT STATED SHE DIDN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT, OTHER THAN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN AND STRIKING THE GROUND. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HER PASSENGER SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26LA322Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportHanover, INOn September 16, 2026, about 1905 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N9909Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hanover, Indiana. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a…Sep 16, 2026 · Substantial damage