Accident: Cessna 172
Aug 2, 2021 · Waxhaw, NC
NTSB numberERA21LA313Event id20210803103613
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 3
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time to stop the airplane on the runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the lack of airplane takeoff performance due to the pilot’s failure to assure that the carburetor heat control was in the off position and the elevated density altitude.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N3090U
- Year built
- 1963
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Rock Hill - York County Airport (RKH)17 nm (32 km) north-west
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