Saturday, March 21, 2026

Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N972WW, accident occurred on March 1, 2026, at Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (BQ1), Carthage, North Carolina

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N972WW

 History of Flight:
On March 1, 2026, at about 1725 local time, a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N972WW, registered to Chapel Hill Flying Club Inc dba, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (BQ1), Carthage, North Carolina. There were no injuries. The flight originated from the Raleigh Executive Jetport (TTA/KTTA), Sanford, North Carolina.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft right wing was damaged after contacting trees during takeoff."

BQ1 features a single runway 13/31 which is 2538 x 36 ft, given the ADS-B data, the airplane was most likely doing a touch and go on runway 31. Runway 31 features the following obstructions: 

57 ft. trees, 206 ft. from runway, 97 ft. left of centerline RWY 31 HAS 44 FT TREES 161 FT FM THLD OFFSET 80 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN AND 46 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THLD OFFSET 70 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

The NTSB is investigating the event as an accident.

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