# Accident 20010323007319A: Cessna 172RG, Mcgregor, TX, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 31.4203° N, 97.4253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGregor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4203&lon=-97.4253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4823V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4823V) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323007319A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 3/03/2001, AT 1845 CDT, A CESSNA 172RG, N4823V, OWNED BY DAVID SCAOTT CANNON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                   IMPACTED A FENCE AND WATER DRAINAGE AFTER AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NEACHAM AIRPORT, FORTH WORTH, TEXAS (FTW) ON 3/23/010 AT 1815 CDT.

## 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 FTW01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA085), Mar 24, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N4823V), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number four cylinder exhaust valve which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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