# Accident 19930819029799A: Cessna 172N, Hope Valley, RI, August 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1993, 15:25 local time
- Place: Hope Valley, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5126° N, 71.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope Valley, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5126&lon=-71.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9845J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9845J-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819029799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMB FROM PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. CARB PUMP DISCHARGE TUBE BROKE. JAMMED VALVES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA163), Aug 19, 1993: Cessna 172 (N9845J), Hope Valley, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine failure as the result of ingestion of pieces of carburetor into the cylinders, and the subsequent forced landing and nose over during the landing roll after encountering soft terrain.

## Other reports on N9845J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890228026629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890228026629I), Feb 28, 1989: Cessna 172N (N9845J), Providence, RI. Blew a tire while practicing touch and go landings. Plane stopped with no damage. Runway blocked until towed away.
- [Incident 19860804049729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860804049729I), Aug 4, 1986: Cessna 172N (N9845J), Warwick, RI, Minor damage. Solo student allowed wingtip to strike a fence during taxi.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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