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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · North Garden, VA · August 8, 2019

Date
August 8, 2019 · 09:55 local
Place
North Garden, VA
Airport
Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1609V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA258
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying from (khky) to (khwy) performed emergency field landing while attempting re-route to (kcho) due to engine failure. Struck fence and hay bail in field flipping aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING FROM (KHKY) TO (KHWY) PERFORMED EMERGENCY FIELD LANDING WHILE ATTEMPTING RE-ROUTE TO (KCHO) DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. STRUCK FENCE AND HAY BAIL IN FIELD FLIPPING AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.