# Accident 20051108026669A: Cessna 172L, Beltzville, PA, November 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2005, 14:15 local time
- Place: Beltzville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8442° N, 75.6356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8442&lon=-75.6356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7684G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7684G-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051108026669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN STATED HE WAS DEPARTING THE GRASS RUNWAY 26 AT BELTZVILLE, PA. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, AND EVENTUALLY QUIT ALL TOGETHER. THE PILOT INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN, AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A SMALL FIELD APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET IN LENGTH JUST NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE SEVERING APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OF THE WING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE AND RIGHT WING, ALMOST SEVERING THE RIGHT WING. THE PROPELLER WHICH WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS DAMAGED, AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM PORTIONS OF THE LEFT WING AND THAT WAS RIPPED OFF DURING IMPACT WITH THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE PERPENDICULARLY, WITH THE TAIL SECTION RESTING ON A TREE NEAR A HOME. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR VMC AND DRY, THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRMAN STATED HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS SHOULDER HARNESS HE WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED 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 NYC06LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA028), Nov 8, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7684G), Lehighton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel contamination, and a subsequent forced landing to a field.

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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