# Accident 20140603009899A: Cessna 172N, Padre Island, TX, June 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2014, 15:15 local time
- Place: Padre Island, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1278° N, 97.3958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1278&lon=-97.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734BY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734BY-2019-11-04) (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 0360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603009899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN CRUISE WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, DIVERTED TOWARDS INLAND AND DECLARED MAYDAY, LANDED ON SAND FLATS THAT APPEARED TO LOOK HARD BUT WAS ACTUALLY SOFT MUDDY SAND. AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROX 100 YARDS UNTIL NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT FLIP OVER.

## 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 CEN14LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA276), Jun 3, 2014: Cessna 172N (N734BY), Padre Island, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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