# Accident 20120609011539A: Cessna 172B, San Andreas, CA, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 11:33 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1467° N, 120.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1467&lon=-120.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7458X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7458X-2013-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609011539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SCENIC FLIGHT WHEN ENGINE FAILED.  AIRCRAFT WAS 4000 FEET AND 3 MILES FROM CALAVERAS COUNTY AIRPORT (KCPU).  PILOT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD 200 YARDS SHORT OF KCPU RUNWAY 31.  CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 WPR12LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA253), Jun 9, 2012: Cessna 172B (N7458X), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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