# Accident 20051017026819A: Cessna 172P, Hitchcock, TX, October 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hitchcock, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3600° N, 95.0097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3600&lon=-95.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53795-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051017026819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD "BANG" AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, CLANKING AND LOSING POWER AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR.

## 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 DFW06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA008), Oct 17, 2005: Cessna 172P (N53795), Hitchcock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder.

## Other reports on N53795 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970628044479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628044479A), Jun 28, 1997: Cessna 172P (N53795), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Blown over onto wing tip and nose by jet wake from departing Canadair jet. Had taxied too close for safety. (-23) the pilot of N53795 taxied behind an air…

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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