# Accident 19971012031289A: Cessna 172P, Wiggins, MS, October 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1997, 12:05 local time
- Place: Wiggins, MS
- Airport: Dean Griffin Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8604° N, 89.1303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8604&lon=-89.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945SM) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,625 total, 485 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98TA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98TA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971012031289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD. CARB ICING RULED OUT. (-23) AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 300 FEET IN THE AIR. PILOT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. FORESTRY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA98TA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98TA011), Oct 12, 1997: Cessna 172P (N945SM), Wiggins, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain and the aircraft nosing over during landing roll.

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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