20010619013359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Southport, NC · June 19, 2001

Date: June 19, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place: Southport, NC
Airport: Brunswick County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73489
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total

N73489Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267503 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/19/2001 at approximately 1330 local aircraft N73489, a Cessna 172M departed sanford county airport (tta), with one pilot and one female passenger, and was enroute to Brunswick County Airport (sut). While on approach into Brunswick County Airport aircraft N73489'S engine started to lose power and then ceased. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, but failed. The pilot then performed an emergency landing in an open field approximately 8 miles from Brunswick County Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Pilot and passenger sustained no injuries, and aircraft sustained minor damage. Aircraft was based out of sanford-lee county regional airport, and is registered to national finance corporation in sandford, NC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/19/2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL AIRCRAFT N73489, A CESSNA 172M DEPARTED SANFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (TTA), WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE FEMALE PASSENGER, AND WAS ENROUTE TO BRUNSWICK COUNTY AIRPORT (SUT). WHILE ON APPROACH INTO BRUNSWICK COUNTY AIRPORT AIRCRAFT N73489'S ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THEN CEASED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT FAILED. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS BASED OUT OF SANFORD-LEE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND IS REGISTERED TO NATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION IN SANDFORD, NC.