# Accident 20040321004499A: Cessna 172N, Creswell, OR, March 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2004, 18:45 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9381° N, 123.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9381&lon=-123.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HQ-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 135 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. OSWALT STATED HE WAS DEPARTING CRESSWELL, OR. AFTER LIFTOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL. MR. OSWALT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT AND DURING ROLLOUT CONTACTED A TREE AND A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT HE AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA04LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA052), Mar 21, 2004: Cessna 172N (N739HQ), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempting takeoff with the fuel selector in the OFF position resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the change in habit pattern and expectancy of the fuel selector…

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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