# Accident 20190620007599A: Cessna 172M, Fullerton, CA, June 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2019, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8700° N, 117.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8700&lon=-117.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64460, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64460-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190620007599A

## Narrative

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

DURING A GO-AROUND, ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT OFF-FIELD.

## 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 WPR19LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA176), Jun 21, 2019: Cessna 172 (N64460), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to an age-degraded carburetor heat valve seal, which detached and partially blocked the carburetor air inlet. Contributing to the accident was an…

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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