# Accident 20150817015759A: Cessna 172K, Chiefland, FL, August 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chiefland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4364° N, 82.9456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4364&lon=-82.9456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84308, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84308-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 66 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817015759A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17, 2015, AT 11:00 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N84308, REGISTERED TO SEMICO AVIATION, LANDED AND FLIPPED OVER IN A WATEMELON FIELD IN CHIEFLAND, FLORIDA 32626 WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PERRY-FOLEY AIRPORT, PERRY FLORIDA (40J) AT 1030 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 ERA15LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA318), Aug 17, 2015: Cessna 172K (N84308), Chiefland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident airframe and engine examination and engine test run revealed no evidence of…

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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