# NTSB WPR26LA215: Cessna 172, N1330Y, Cleburne, TX, June 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 9, 2026, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Coordinates: 32.35375, -97.43375
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3537&lon=-97.4338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO - North Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA215
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203161/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA215

## Preliminary report

On June 9, 2026 at about 1520 central daylight time a Cessna 172C, N1330Y, was substantially damaged when it crashed near Cleburne, Texas. The flight instructor and student pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported she was conducting a familiarization instructional flight with a student pilot who was planning to start flight training. She stated that it was a hot, humid day and that during the take-off the airplane climbed to about 50 ft above ground level. She determined the airplane was not building sufficient airspeed, so she elected to perform a precautionary landing on the remaining runway. The airplane landed hard on its main landing gear and bounced back into the air; the airplane then pitched forward, the nose wheel contacted the runway, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage structure. Postaccident photographs taken before the airplane was removed from the runway showed the elevator trim tab in a nose-down trim position. Additional postaccident photos showed the elevator trim tab and cockpit trim indicator positions in a condition consistent with a significant nose-down trim setting, as well as an up/down elevator trim placard installed in an incorrect location and position relative to the cockpit trim indicator slot and tab.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072408), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1330Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1330Y), registered now, S/N 17249030, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (C)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17249030
- Year built: 1961
- Airframe hours: 5831.3
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: KCPT Flyers
- Registered owner: Dgj Tex LLC DBA
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2025
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: CPT, Cleburne Rgnl, runway 15/33, 5,697 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 12 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observed at: KCPT
- METAR: METAR KCPT 092015Z AUTO 16012G17KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2997 RMK AO2 T03230228 $

## Other investigations on N1330Y (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 MIA66F0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0143), Jun 18, 1965: Cessna 172C (N1330Y), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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.

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