# Accident 20190708009429A: Cessna 172M, Newport, OR, July 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Newport, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5803° N, 124.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5803&lon=-124.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9919V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9919V-2022-02-11) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708009429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN SURGING ON THE RETURN TO AIRPORT PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT, AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND PIC ELECTED TO LAND IN BEACH DUNES TO AVOID PEOPLE ON HARD PACKED BEACH. LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHDOWN COLLAPSED GEAR, NOSE GEAR IMPACTED AND RIPPED NOSE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL AND "TUNNEL" AREA, LEFT WING TIP SPAR, RIGHT WING TIP SPAR. RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE (BAGGAGE AREA), MLG AND PROPELLER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION NOTED THAT THERE IS NO RESIDUAL FUEL IN EITHER FUEL TANK. THE STRAINER DRAIN CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE STRAINER BECAUSE THE LOWER FIREWALL (INCLUDING THE STRAINER ASSEMBLY WAS PUSHED BACK BY IMPACT), THE FUEL HOSE TO THE CARBURETOR WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR BY A BROKEN FITTING. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF AVGAS FROM THE ENGINE AREA, INTERNALLY FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS BUT NO LIQUID FUEL WAS OBSERVED FROM ANY POINTS ON THE AIRCRAFT. REPORTS FROM FIRST RESPONDERS INDICATED THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TRACKS. NOTED PILOT'S SEAT HAD THE LEFT REAR LEG DETACHED FROM THE TRACK. BATTERY MASTER CONTACTOR ACTIVATION WIRE WAS CONTACTING THE LEFT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT WASHER WHICH WAS INTERMITTENTLY APPLYING POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. NOTED ELT IN ARMED POSITION AND STILL BROADCASTING SIGNAL AT 1045 ON 7/9/19. DEACTIVATED ELT AND DISCONNECTED AIRCRAFT BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE.

## 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 ANC19LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA032), Jul 8, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9919V), Newport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper verification of the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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