No fatalities

CESSNA 172 P accident at Lafayette, IN, 28 Jan 2026

Lafayette, IN, United States

On January 28, 2026, a CESSNA 172 P operated by PURDUE AVIATION LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Lafayette, IN. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 14 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotStudent/instructed pilotCapability exceeded