# Incident 19970316009279I: Cessna 172N, Marion, SC, March 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Marion, SC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1787° N, 79.3957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1787&lon=-79.3957&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2797E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2797E) (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: 251 total, 81 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316009279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: VMC, CRUISE FLIGHT 4,500 MSL NORMAL ENGINE GAUGE READINGS. A STRANGE NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM ENGINE. BUT ENGINE GAUGES REMAINED NORMAL. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER A LOUD "BANG" CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE, AND OIL AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. A MAYDAY CALL WAS INITIATED, AND A FORCED LANDING COMPLETED. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2797E (2)

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

- [Accident 20210618007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210618007879A), Jun 18, 2021: Cessna 172N (N2797E), Jupiter, FL, Destroyed. Part 141 operator certificate no. 9NCS068L, [privacy data omitted] preforming instruction operating Cessna CE-172N, registration N2797E, sn: 17271324 after…
- [Accident 19830518019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518019789A), May 18, 1983: Cessna 172 (N2797E), Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gust caused wing to hit the ground on level off. Pilot lost control. Airplane cartwheeled. Landed upside down.

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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