# Accident 20141016021159A: Cessna 172S, Big Bear Lake, CA, October 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear Lake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2436° N, 117.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2436&lon=-117.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612SP-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016021159A

## Narrative

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

N612SP, CE-172S, IMPACTED BIG BEAR LAKE TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AT 1400PDT ON 10/16/2014. 3 POB AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR15LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA014), Oct 16, 2014: Cessna 172S (N612SP), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and 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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