# Accident 19990911045699A: Cessna 172M, Daleville, IN, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 13:15 local time
- Place: Daleville, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.1103° N, 85.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1103&lon=-85.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172DJ-2014-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911045699A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 N172DJ, A CESSNA 172 DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP NEAR DALEVILLE, INDIANA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.  THE IARCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  THE LEFT WING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AT THE WING TIP.  THE NOSE GEAR AND VERTICAL FIN WERE ALSO DAMAGED SLIGHTLY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 FLIGHT RULES.  EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD LEFT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEEL TRACKS WERE NOTICED IN THE SOYBEAN FILED.  AND SOYBEAN PLANTS WERE FOUND ON THE LANDING GEAR.  AND A LARGE CLUMP OF PLANTS WAS FOUND NEAR THE AIRCRAFT.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE FIELD FOUND NO DEFECTS.  AN ENGINE RUN UP WAS PERFORMED.  THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.  ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL.

## 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 CHI99LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA336), Sep 11, 1999: Cessna 172M (N172DJ), Daleville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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