# Accident 20070811017649A: Cessna 172C, Pascagoula, MS, August 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2007, 12:40 local time
- Place: Pascagoula, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3620° N, 88.5488° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3620&lon=-88.5488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1835Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1835Y-2016-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 571 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811017649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER (RPM). ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER LOSING POWER AND PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT A MOUND OF DIRT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW07LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA172), Aug 11, 2007: Cessna 172C (N1835Y), Pascagoula, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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