Accident: Cessna 172
May 8, 2018 · Batavia, OH
NTSB numberGAA18CA276Event id20180509X14948
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight due to his failure to perform preflight weight and balance calculations, which affected the airplane’s takeoff performance, and his subsequent decision to abort the takeoff with too little runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N377ES
- Year built
- 1997
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff Loss of control on ground
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK)10 nm (18 km) west
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)21 nm (40 km) west
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