# Accident 20120209002059A: Cessna 172M, Cusick, WA, February 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cusick, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4114° N, 117.3300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4114&lon=-117.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5100R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5100R-2018-02-08) (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: LYCOMING 0-320-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120209002059A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED COEUR D'ALENE AIRPORT (COE) BOUND FOR SAND CANYON AIRPORT (1S9). PILOT STATED THAT UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT NOT PERFORMING NORMAL AND SHORTLY AFTER EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS THEN ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRIED WITH CARB HEAT ON, CARB HEAT OFF. ATTEMPTED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA JUST NORTH OF CUSICK, WA. UPON CRASH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES AND HIT THE GROUND, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FORWARD FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE. PILOT HAD NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ENGINE TEST RUN AND TEAR DOWN HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE TO REFLECT THE RESULTS OF THE TEST RUN AND TEAR 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 WPR12LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA099), Feb 9, 2012: Cessna 172M (N5100R), Cusick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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