# Accident 20171202018659A: Cessna 172R, Huntington, TN, December 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Huntington, TN
- Airport: Carroll County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0892° N, 88.4633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0892&lon=-88.4633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202018659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DZD VFR ON RUNWAY 01, AT ABOUT 300 FT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN THE GRASS FIELD ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

## 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 ANC18LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA013), Dec 2, 2017: Cessna 172R (N9730F), Huntingdon, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine examination and testing revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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