# Accident 20170809012839A: Cessna 172S, Wellston, OH, August 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2017, 11:20 local time
- Place: Wellston, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1250° N, 82.5383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1250&lon=-82.5383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5274Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5274Q-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170809012839A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 9, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 EDT, A CESSNA 172-S EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR WELLSTON, OHIO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT (VTA), NEWARK, OHIO AND WAS DESTINED FOR JAMES A. RHODES AIRPORT (I43), JACKSON, OHIO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT.

REVIEWED BY DWS 09/07/2017

## 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 CEN17LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA311), Aug 9, 2017: Cessna 172S (N5274Q), Wellston, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a connecting rod small end bushing, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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