# Accident 19970409047729A: Cessna 172N, Annapolis, MD, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997, 07:40 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9722° N, 76.5053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Annapolis, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9722&lon=-76.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409047729A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON APRIL 9, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N738AH, IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER A GO AROUND ATTEMPT AT LEE AIRPORT IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO THE FORT MEADE FLYING ACTIVITY, OWNED BY FORT MEADE'S MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION, WAS A PUBLIC AIRPLANE USE ON THIS FLIGHT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED PRIOR TO IMPACT. REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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