# Accident 20020307009299A: Cessna 172L, Bullhead City, AZ, March 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2002, 14:07 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8903° N, 114.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8903&lon=-114.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7774G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7774G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020307009299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM IFP RUNWAY 16, PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM HUB CAUSING REMAINING PORTION OF PROP HUB, SECOND PROP BLADE AND PORTION OF CRANK SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM ENGINE. DURING PROPELLER FAILURE/SEPARATION SEQUENCE, ENGINE FIREWALL WAS PARTIALLY TORN LOOSE FROM AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WAS TORN FROM MOUNTS BUT REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON IFP RUNWAY 16 AND ROLLED OFF THE END. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT, NO INJURY TO PASSENGER.

## 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 LAX02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA104), Mar 7, 2002: Cessna 172L (N7774G), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with maintenance/inspection requirements that resulted in a propeller failure.

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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