# Accident 20090516010019A: Cessna 172N, Blythe, CA, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 14:15 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1342° N, 115.1189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1342&lon=-115.1189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LF-2010-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 150 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516010019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER LANDED IN THE DESERT ON UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR09LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA245), May 16, 2009: Cessna 172N (N738LF), Desert Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to low compression from an obstructed intake valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to shut down the engine while in flight.

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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