# Accident 20050306003959A: Cessna 172B, Princeton, KY, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1156° N, 87.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1156&lon=-87.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8211X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8211X-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,406 total, 80 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306003959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VFR FLIGHT M88 TO 1H0, AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT, 2500 FT MSL, ENGINE RPM DECREASED UNCOMMANDED. PILOT COULD NOT PREVENT ENGINE RPM DECREASE. MADE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING THE LANDING. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL CAUSE OF ENGINE RPM DECREASE. CARBURETOR ICE SUSPECTED.

## 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 IAD05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA041), Mar 6, 2005: Cessna 172B (N8211X), Princeton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons over unsuitable terrain.

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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