# Accident 20090427007779A: Cessna 172M, SC, April 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2009, 10:45 local time
- Place: SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6736° N, 80.0606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6736&lon=-80.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9884Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9884Q-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 600 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090427007779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 27, 2009, A CESSNA 172M, N9884Q, DEPARTED SPARTENBURG, SC (SPA) AT 9:51 AM AND WAS OPERATING AS A PIPLINE PATROL OBSERVATION AIRPLANE.  AT 800 FEEL OF ALTITUDE AND APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHERAW AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER.  THE PILOT TRIED TO FLY TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BUT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD OF SHRUB OAKS AT 10:45AM.  THE PILOT OBSERVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA09LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA272), Apr 27, 2009: Cessna 172 (N9884Q), Chesterfield, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a broken exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the operator's exceedance of the engine manufacturer's recommended time before overhaul.

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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