| Crash location | 33.688055°N, 112.082500°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Phoenix, AZ
33.448377°N, 112.074037°W 16.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N24350 |
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| Accident date | 12 Nov 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172S |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot reported that during a touch-and-go landing, he applied power for takeoff and the airplane began to veer to the left. Despite the student pilot's control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the left and exited the runway surface. Subsequently, the airplane struck a ditch and nosed over, which resulted in structural damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot's inadequate directional control during takeoff.