Cessna 172E N377SP
1 September 2012 · East Bend, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 September 2012 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N377SP was involved in an accident near East Bend, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Bend, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 36.1419, -80.5319
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N377SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Bend → Martinsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12LA545
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot completed an uneventful preflight inspection and engine run-up before takeoff. However, as the airplane climbed to about 100 feet above the ground, it experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine, so he performed a forced landing to a corn field. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s fuel tanks contained about 21 gallons of uncontaminated aviation gasoline. The airplane had been operated about 19 hours in the 3 months since its most recent annual inspection, and the engine had been operated about 1,830 hours since it was overhauled. Although weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, the investigation was unable to determine the cause of the power loss.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172N | Acreúna Municipality, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Cessna 172S | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gateway Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2012 | Cessna 172R | Richmond, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Kentucky University | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Cessna 172N | Flat Rock, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ostermaima, Sweden | Arbra Flygklubb Hovsatter | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172S | Land O'Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2012 | Air Tractor AT-402B | Gum Neck, North Carolina, United States | TIM Whitfield Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Airbus A330-323 | Sophia, North Carolina, United States | US Airways Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Cessna 208B | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | Dugan, Briggs and Associates | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2012 | Keuthan BUCCANEER II | Granite Quarry, North Carolina, United States | Cecil D Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Cessna LC42-550FG | Salisburry, North Carolina, United States | Bown Steven M | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Piper PA-18 | Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |