# Accident 19970310006379A: Cessna 172P, Cleveland, OK, March 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OK
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2893° N, 96.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2893&lon=-96.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65753, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65753) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 39 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970310006379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. MADE 180, LANDED DOWNWIND. OVERRAN RUNWAY. HIT RUT,NOSED OVER.PLUG PUT IN BY PILOT CAME OUT (-23) THE MECHANIC/PILOT WAS TEST FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER INSTALLING A HELICOIL AND A SPARK PLUG IN THE TOP OF #2 CYLINDER. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 200' AGL, THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY, LANDED LONG, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA116), Mar 10, 1997: Cessna 172P (N65753), Cleveland, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's improper installation of the spark plug, resulting in its separation from the engine. A factor was the unsuitable terrain available in the runway's overrun 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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