# Accident 20090704009939A: Cessna 172M, Princeton/Rock, NJ, July 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rock, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3928° N, 74.6553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3928&lon=-74.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64178, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64178-2010-05-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704009939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TURNED BASE FOR RUNWAY 28 AT PRINCETON AIRPORT.  HE REDUCED THE POWER FOR LANDING AND THEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER SIGNIFICANTLY.  AFTER 5-6 SECONDS THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER AFTER TURN TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 28.  AS HE REDUCED POWER FOR LANDING, ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND NEVER RECOVERED.  THE PILOT THEN MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND LANDED HARD IN A FIELD WITH SHRUB TREES, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA379), Jul 4, 2009: Cessna 172M (N64178), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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