Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a taxiway sign.
NTSB analysis
After touching down the airplane veered to the left. The pilot added right rudder to correct back to the centerline, however, it continued toward the right side of the runway. The airplane subsequently went off of the runway and impacted a taxiway sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the rear right wing spar. A postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector revealed no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA116 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 15, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Glendale, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Glendale (GEU)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172 - N
- N-number
- N738BH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.