# Accident 20090913049739A: Cessna 172N, Hillsville, VA, September 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2009, 13:50 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Airport: Twin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7661° N, 80.8233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7661&lon=-80.8233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734TV-2013-08-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA517) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913049739A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN UPHILL GRADE IN A PASTURE WITHIN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OF THE AIRPORT ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 355 DEGREES.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WITHIN 60 FEET OF THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT.

## 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 ERA09LA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA517), Sep 13, 2009: Cessna 172N (N734TV), Hillsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N734TV (1)

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

- [Incident 19911113056019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911113056019I), Nov 13, 1991: Cessna 172N (N734TV), Morgantown, WV. VFR flight caught on top of overcast. Declared emergency and given VFR clearance and approach to 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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