# Accident 20181018023769A: Cessna 172S, Lynchburg, VA, October 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2018, 10:58 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: L48S
- Location: 37.3300° N, 79.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3300&lon=-79.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 281 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181018023769A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TAKING OFF FROM RWY 4 AT LYNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT(LYH) EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE RPM AND VIBRATION AT APPROX 300 FT AGL.  PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING RWY 17 AT (LYH) IMPACTING ROCK DITCH APPROX 100 FT OFF OF RUNWAY END.

## 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 ERA19LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA019), Oct 18, 2018: Cessna 172 (N924MM), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The stuck No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing and impact with a ditch.

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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