# Incident 20070920824069I: Cessna 172L, Beaver Falls, PA, September 20, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4256Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4256Q) (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 IO320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920824069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED AT APPROX. 200' AGL. THE PILOT PERFORMED A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN WHILE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WITH THE TOWER AND LANDED ON THE BLACKHAWK GOLF COURSE.

## Other reports on N4256Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20151115022962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151115022962A), Nov 15, 2015: Cessna 172L (N4256Q), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. PIC was holding position short of the runway when an aircraft taxied into the rudder. See report number A-NM-03-16-011

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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