# Accident 19961121036209A: Cessna 172N, Andover, MA, November 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Andover, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6557° N, 71.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6557&lon=-71.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4926G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121036209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. (-23) PICKED UP AC IN BED AT 1430. MAINTENANCE SAID ALL WAS GOOD AFTER 15 MIN RUN.  DID PREFLIGHT.  RUN UP GOOD.  FULL RPM STATIC CHECK GOOD.  MAG DROP GOOD.  FLEW TO BVY. DEPARTED BVY APPROX 4 PM.  FULL STATIC RPM CK PERFORMED WITH GOOD MAG DROP. STARTED TRAFFIC OBSERVATION FLIGHT.  AROUND 1730 ENGINE MADE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND LOST ALMOST COMPLETE POWER. NO VIBRATION. MADE RIGHT TURN TO LWM.  ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. LOOKED FOR LANDING, NOTICED EMPTY LOT & TREES.  SET UP FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.  PROP STOPPED & SET UP FOR TREES.  HIT TREES, AC TURNED AND LANDED ON NOSE.  CHECKED PASSENGER AND GOT OUT OF PLANE.

## 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 NYC97FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA019), Nov 21, 1996: Cessna 172N (N4926G), Andover, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the dual magneto, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, and subsequent collision with trees during a forced landing at night. Darkness and trees in the emergency landing area…

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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