# Accident 20190808013489A: Cessna R172K, North Garden, VA, August 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2019, 09:55 local time
- Place: North Garden, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9633° N, 78.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9633&lon=-78.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609V-2020-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808013489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA258), Aug 8, 2019: Cessna R172 (N1609V), North Garden, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the oil pump drive gear.

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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