# Accident 20060716014619A: Cessna R172K, Tiyom, Guam, July 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2006, 11:10 local time
- Place: Tiyom, Guam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1209V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209V-2006-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,814 total, 3,814 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716014619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, DATED JULY 16, 2006 STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF THEY LEVELED OFF AT 1,500 FEET THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 6L. SOON AFTER THE ENGINE BECAME WORSE AND THEN QUIT. WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE HE TO REACH THE RUNWAY, A DECISION WAS MADE TO DITCH IN AGANA BAY. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN SHALLOW WATER, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE SHORE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE TWO (2) PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1209V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810626052199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626052199I), Jun 26, 1981: Cessna R172K (N1209V), San Diego, CA. Pilot made emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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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