# Accident 20180616008029A: Cessna 172D, New Kent, VA, June 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2018, 15:53 local time
- Place: New Kent, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5033° N, 77.1267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5033&lon=-77.1267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2777U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777U-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 650 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616008029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ARRIVED TO PREFLIGHT AROUND 2PM. HE WAS OBSERVED VIA CAMERA FOOTAGE AND FROM LINE SERVICE CONDUCTING PREFLIGHT. IT WAS NOTICED HE SPENT ATLEAST 20 MINUTES REMOVING BIRD NEST FROM HIS COWLING. HE THEN SUMPED HIS FUEL TANKS AND REMOVED WATER FROM HIS TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP AT W96 FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS WITH OUT BEING FLOWN OR MOVED. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE FUEL FARM FOR FUEL. HE FUEL BOTH WINGS FOR A TOTAL OF 16.2 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT CHECKED HIS FUEL AGAIN AND NOTICED FUEL VENT WAS CLOGGED WITH MUD. HE REMOVED THE MUD. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A RUN UP WITH NO FINDINGS OR ISSUES. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY29. AFTER ROTATION AND PRIOR TO 100 FEET HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND AIMED FOR THE ONLY PLACE HE SAW WHICH WAS  A FIELD ON A HILL ENDING IN TREES. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE TREE LINE. HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND MEDICS ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER.

## 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 ERA18LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA169), Jun 16, 2018: Cessna 172D (N2777U), Quinton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N2777U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980307005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307005099I), Mar 7, 1998: Cessna 172D (N2777U), Davis, WV, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft struck a snow bank at the opposite end of runway 6 after making a hard landing and floating a considerable distance. The pilot turned 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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