# Accident 20040410011879A: Cessna 172K, Bogalusa, LA, April 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2004, 15:20 local time
- Place: Bogalusa, LA
- Airport: George R Carr Mem Air Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8136° N, 89.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8136&lon=-89.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84623-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 550 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040410011879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) COMMERCIAL PILOT DAWN WHALEY (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT GREGORY CHAMPAGNE PLANNED A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (IL0) VIA COLUMBIA, MS (0R0), BOGALUSA, LA (BXA) AND BACK TO ST. JOHN'S. A FULL STOP LANDING WAS MADE IN 0R0, TO REFUEL AND THEN THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BXA FOR TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO AT BXA, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD OFF THE AIRPORT. THE CFI SAID THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT AT LOW RPM. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WINGS, NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, BUT NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT.

## 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 FTW04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA106), Apr 10, 2004: Cessna 172K (N84623), Bogalusa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. 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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