Cessna 172K Skyhawk, N79118, accident occurred on January 16, 2026, near Amery Municipal Airport (AHH/KAHH), Amery, Wisconsin

• Location: Amery, WI 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA094 
• Date & Time: January 16, 2026, 11:30 Local 
• Registration: N79118 
• Aircraft: Cessna 172K 
• Injuries: 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N79118

On January 16, 2026, about 1130 central standard time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N79118, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 maintenance test flight.

The pilot reported that during a post-maintenance test flight, he heard and felt a bang followed by violent shaking of the airframe with partial loss of engine power. The airplane was circling over Amery Municipal Airport, Amery, Wisconsin, and subsequently the pilot chose to reenter the traffic pattern for runway 36. As the airplane turned onto the base leg for runway 36, total engine power was lost. The pilot realized he would not make the runway and elected to perform a forced off-field landing in a snow-covered field. During the rollout in the snow, the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, and both wings.

Prior to the flight, the Lycoming O-320-E20 reciprocating engine had a complete overhaul and was reinstalled onto the airplane. The mechanic reported that there were no issues with the engine observed during the ground testing before the maintenance flight.

The airplane was retained for further examination.

Cessna 150K, N5898G, incident occurred on February 3, 2026, at Carroll County Regional Airport (DMW/KDMW), Westminster, Maryland

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=N5898G

- History of Flight:
On February 3, 2026, at about 1524 local time, a Cessna 150K, N5898G, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Carroll County Regional Airport (DMW/KDMW), Westminster, Maryland. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from airport at 1244 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft experienced a hard landing and went off the end of the runway into a snowbank."

- Weather:

METAR KDMW 032015Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 03/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 P0001

METAR KDMW 032035Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 03/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 P0001

Pober Super Ace, N6900, incident occurred on February 4, 2026, at Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP/KPMP), Pompano Beach, Florida

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=N6900

- History of Flight:
On February 4, 2026, at about 1227 local time, a Pober Super Ace, N6900, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP/KPMP), Pompano Beach, Florida. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft stalled on takeoff and crashed on the runway."

- Weather:

METAR KPMP 041653Z VRB03KT 10SM A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 PNO $

METAR KPMP 041730Z 07007KT 10SM FEW045 SCT055 BKN070 A3020 RMK AO2 ACFT MSHP PNO $

METAR KPMP 041753Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT070 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP222 ACFT MSHP 6//// 58027 PNO $

Champion 7ECA Citabria, N9976Y, accident occurred on February 4, 2026, near St. George, Utah

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=N9976Y

- History of Flight:
On February 4, 2026, at about 1245 local time, a Champion 7ECA Citabria, N9976Y, registered to Rouge Air LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft ground looped on landing and nosed over."

- Weather:
METAR KSGU 041856Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 14/M03 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP308 T01441028

METAR KSGU 041956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/M03 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP291 T01671028

Loss of control in flight: Cessna 172P Skyhawk II, N51204, Purdue Aviation Inc, accident occurred on January 28, 2026, near Lafayette, Indiana

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=N51204

- History of Flight:
On January 28, 2026, at about 1006 local time, a Cessna 172P Skyhawk II, N51204, registered to Purdue Aviation LLC, sustained substantial damage following an inflight loss of control event near Lafayette, Indiana. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The local training flight originated from the Purdue University Airport (LAF/KLAF), Lafayette, Indiana, at 0947 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft declared an emergency due to the airspeed indicator reading during an engine off stall recovery." The NTSB has opened an investigation (case number CEN26LA106, and gave the event category as "Loss of control in flight").

According to ADS-B data, at 1006 LT, the airplane entered a stall practice maneuver from 3,700 ft. The airplane descended to about 3,500 ft and had a reported descent rate of 1500 feet per minute (fpm) at one point, but recovery was uneventful. The airplane proceeded to climb to about 3,900 ft. At 1007:41, the airplane entered a second stall maneuver, this time, the airplane descended rapidly to about 1,800 ft, and at one point had a reported descent rate of -9472 feet per minute (fpm) and 158 knots (groundspeed). The airplane proceeded to climb to about 2,500 ft, before continuing to climb north and back towards KLAF.

Figure 1: ADS-B track ran through Flysto

Figure 2: First Practice Stall

Figure 3: Event Stall, note that flysto misunderstood the given data as a takeoff/landing

Figure 4: Groundspeed during event stall

Figure 4: Vertical Speed during event stall

Below is the airspeed limitation chart as found in the Cessna 172P Pilot Operating Handbook (POH):

According to Section 4:

"STALLS

The stall characteristics are conventional and aural warning is provided by a stall warning horn which sounds between 5 and 10 knots above the stall in all configurations.

Power-off stall speeds at maximum weight for both forward and aft C.G. positions are presented in Section 5"

Figure 1: POH Airspeed Chart