# Accident 20041114029839A: Cessna 172N, Wilmington, NC, November 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2004, 14:37 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2675° N, 77.8181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2675&lon=-77.8181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75776, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75776) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114029839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC DEPARTED ILM A FEW MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET THE PIC REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, DECLARED EMERGENCY VIA "MAYDAY" AND STARTED INBOUND TO ILM AIRPORT. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 2 MILES E SE OF ILM IN A FIELD. PIC REPORTED SHE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ACROSS THE FIELD IT HIT THE EDGE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOWLY FLIP OVER. NO INJURIES TO THE PIC BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR AT AERONAUTICS AT ILM SHOWED THE AUDIO AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. COULD NOT LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

## 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 ATL05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA024), Nov 14, 2004: Cessna 172N (N75776), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to recognize the proper emergency procedure, which resulted in a precautionary landing in a field and subsequent collision with a ditch. Factors were the undetermined…

## Other reports on N75776 (1)

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

- [Incident 20210721011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721011289I), Jul 21, 2021: Cessna 172N (N75776), West Jordan, UT, Minor damage. Student pilot applied crosswind control technique during landing roll- out. The aircraft tail unexpectedly lifted causing the propeller to contact the runway.

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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