# Incident 19961121041229I: Cessna 172RG, Southbridge, MA, November 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1011° N, 72.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (3B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1011&lon=-72.0388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6440V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 16 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121041229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. AFTER LANDING, HE LOOKED AT THE PROPELLER AND FOUND IT DAMAGED. A FLASHLIGHT WAS LEFT IN THE ENGINE AREA AND FELL INTO THE PROPELLER DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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