# Accident 20120901021939A: Cessna 172E, East Bend, NC, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: East Bend, NC
- Airport: Airport Name
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1419° N, 80.5319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1419&lon=-80.5319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377SP-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA545) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901021939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRASS STRIP AND DURING CLIMB MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 ERA12LA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA545), Sep 1, 2012: Cessna 172E (N377SP), East Bend, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…

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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