# Accident 20130909020269A: Cessna 172N, Long Beach, CA, September 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2013, 13:28 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8136° N, 118.1633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8136&lon=-118.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42EP-2015-04-07) (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: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130909020269A

## Narrative

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

CE-172 LOST POWER 200'AGL AFTER TAKE OFF ON RWY 25L AT KLGB. AC CRASHED APPROX. 500' OFF THE END OF RWY IN DIRT OVERRUN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AC. NO INJURY TO THE LONE PILOT. APPROX. 15GAL OF FUEL STILL IN TANKS. NO CONTAMINATION OF FUEL SAMPLED.

## 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 WPR13LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA402), Sep 9, 2013: Cessna 172N (N42EP), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to debris within the carburetor mixture metering sleeve.

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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