# Accident 20160927019689A: Cessna 172P, Laytonsville, MD, September 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2016, 18:15 local time
- Place: Laytonsville, MD
- Airport: Davis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2356° N, 77.1364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2356&lon=-77.1364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52126-2017-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160927019689A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2016, WILLIAM HUGHES FLEW A CESSNA 172P, N52126 FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI) AIRPORT IN GAITHERSBURG MD, TO DAVIS AIRPORT (W50) IN GAITHERSBURG MD ARRIVING AT 1330. AT DAVIS AIRPORT A 50 HOUR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND A MAIN GEAR BRAKE  WAS REPLACED. AT 1800 LOCAL, WILLIAM HUGHES TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, PERFORMED AN ENGINE POWER CHECK, AND DEPARTED DAVIS AIRPORT HEADING TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI) AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE, AND HUGHES ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DAVIS AIRPORT. IN HIS EFFORT TO RETURN, THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD FATALLY INJURING MR. HUGHES.  WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  SKIES WERE CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS AND 10 MILES VISIBILITY.

## 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 ERA16FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA329), Sep 27, 2016: Cessna 172 (N52126), Laytonsville, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Also…

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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