# Accident 20171125022029A: Cessna 172N, Sumrall, MS, November 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2017, 14:57 local time
- Place: Sumrall, MS
- Airport: Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2628° N, 89.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2628&lon=-89.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739KW-2019-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171125022029A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC18LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA011), Nov 25, 2017: Cessna 172 (N739KW), Oloh, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 valve key (exhaust).

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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