# Accident 19970803020579A: Cessna 172RG, Quinton, VA, August 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1997, 18:15 local time
- Place: Quinton, VA
- Airport: New Kent County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5296° N, 77.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5296&lon=-77.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9647B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9647B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803020579A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FUEL GAGES SHOWED EMPTY. REPORTED GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. MAINS FOLDED LANDING. NOSE LOCKED DOWN. LOW BATTERY.

## 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 NYC97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA158), Aug 3, 1997: Cessna 172 RG (N9647B), Quinton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe landing gear condition. A factor in the accident was the loss of electrical power.

## Other reports on N9647B (1)

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

- [Incident 20151215023509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151215023509I), Dec 15, 2015: Cessna 172RG (N9647B), Chesapeake, VA, Minor damage. Second touch and go landing kpvg at sunset. Upon touch down of the main landing gear, lowered nose and propeller struck runway and aircraft slid on nose…

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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