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FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Goleta, CA · August 1, 2007

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Date
August 1, 2007 · 19:42 local
Place
Goleta, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N758BJ
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO360KB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total350 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N758BJRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2010 · Cessna R172KS/N R1722962 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 1, 2007, 1942 pacific daylight time, a Cessna R172K, N758BJ, lost engine power while in cruise flight. The pilot attempted a forced landing on a bluff above the beach. On the landing rollout the aircraft impacted trees and brush at the end of the field along the edge of a cliff. The aircraft broke through the tree line. With no airspeed the aircraft fell fifty feet to the beach below. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries, while the passenger was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2007, 1942 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R172K, N758BJ, LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A BLUFF ABOVE THE BEACH. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND BRUSH AT THE END OF THE FIELD ALONG THE EDGE OF A CLIFF. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE TREE LINE. WITH NO AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT FELL FIFTY FEET TO THE BEACH BELOW. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.