# Accident 20140305001819A: Cessna 172R, Jackson, TN, March 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2014, 10:33 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6000° N, 88.9156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6000&lon=-88.9156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9417Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 210 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140305001819A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 5, 2014, AIRCRAFT N9417Z, A CESSNA 172, DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM MKL TO AGS. AT 10:33 AM, THE MKL TOWER RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT?S PILOT STATING THAT HE LOST OIL PRESSURE AFTER DEPARTURE AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AND LANDED ON US HIGHWAY 70. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING CLIPPED ROADWAY SIGNS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING STRUT WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE WING TO COLLAPSE.

THE RIGHT VACUUM PUMP ADAPTER ASSEMBLY GASKET, PART NUMBER 68315, BETWEEN THE ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND THE GEARBOX WAS LEAKING OIL CAUSING THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK SHOWED THAT MARCH 4, 2014, THE RIGHT VACUUM PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW SHAFT SEAL AND GASKET. THE GASKET MAY HAVE HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR BEEN OVER-TORQUED CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.

## 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 ERA14LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA142), Mar 5, 2014: Cessna 172R (N9417Z), Jackson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the lower vacuum pump.

## Other reports on N9417Z (3)

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

- [Incident 20260623008462I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260623008462I), Jun 23, 2026: Cessna 172R (N9417Z), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft #1 struck aircraft # 2 from behind while taxing
- [Incident 20260516010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260516010179I), May 16, 2026: Cessna 172R (N9417Z), Brooksville, FL, No damage. Student pilot stated that after the airplane landed, the aircraft suddenly drifted to the right of the runway and came to a stop in the grass. Verbally over…
- [Incident 20171211022979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171211022979I), Dec 11, 2017: Cessna 172R (N9417Z), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. On December 11, 2017, at 1100 EST a Cessna aircraft, CO., model 172R, N9417Z that is registered to American aviation inc., had a propeller strike against a…

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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