NTSB ERA22LA070 — 2021-11-21 · Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N8074E

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800520
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAFEC7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8074E Cessna 172N Minor

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s loss of control during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Factual narrative

On the day of the accident, the student pilot performed three takeoffs and landings with his flight instructor before he was cleared by the instructor for solo pattern flight. A video recording showed that during his second solo landing, the airplane bounced, and then began a go-around. During the go-around the airplane pitched up sharply, stalled, turned toward the left and descended to the ground. The airplane impacted the left side of the runway, sustained substantial damage to the left wing and forward fuselage, and a post impact fire ensued. The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Angle of attack-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA22LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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