# Accident 20171119021859A: Cessna 172P, San Jose, CA, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3264° N, 121.8186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3264&lon=-121.8186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52492-2019-05-06) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119021859A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY AND THEN CRASHED INTO A HOUSE ABOUT 300 YARDS NW OF RHV.

## 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 WPR18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA034), Nov 19, 2017: Cessna 172P (N52492), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to execute an emergency landing and his attempt to return to the airport following a partial loss of power due to wear on internal engine components, which prevented the…

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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