# Accident 20040113000459A: Cessna 172RG, Enumclaw, WA, January 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2004, 15:10 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2564° N, 121.9650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2564&lon=-121.9650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64ML-2012-08-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040113000459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CAM FOLLOWERS BROKE APART IN AREA THAT CONTACTS CAMSHAFT LEADING TO AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS. THE PART FAILURE CAUSED THE LOWER LOSS AND EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA04LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA033), Jan 13, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N64ML), Enumclaw, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering due to the failure of the heads of six of the eight cam followers. Factors include the pilot's decision to keep the gear retracted during the forced landing,…

## Other reports on N64ML (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970923028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970923028959A), Sep 23, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N64ML), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during departure and hit 62161 that was parked next to runway. (.4) the flight instructor (CFI) was giving instruction on short field…

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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