No fatalities

CESSNA 172P accident at Falcon, CO, 24 Oct 2024

Falcon, CO, United States

On October 24, 2024, a CESSNA 172P operated by DOOMAC LLC DBA was involved in an aviation accident near Falcon, CO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 13 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Performance/control parameters — Not attained/maintainedStudent/instructed pilotInstructor/check pilotContributed to outcome