# Accident 20191203022159A: Cessna 172L, Potts Camp, MS, December 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2019, 09:54 local time
- Place: Potts Camp, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6461° N, 89.3053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6461&lon=-89.3053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2876Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2876Q-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191203022159A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/3/2019, MADE TWO FLIGHTS WITH A CFII WITH NO ISSUES NOTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 40 GALLONS AND PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT (OLV) AT APPROXIMATELY, 1900. THE PLAN WAS TO FLY TO MCKELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL AIRPORT (MKL), TO TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT (TUP), AND BACK TO (OLV). THE PILOT PLANNED TO DO TOUCH-AN-GO AT EACH AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AT APPROXIMATELY 3000' MSL. ON THE RETURN LEG TO OLV THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, UNTIL THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT.  THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR BEST GLIDE SPEED AND COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RE-STARTED AND RAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 MINUTES AND FAILED.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FAILED A SECOND TIME THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT CLEARED ONE BRIDGE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE SECOND BRIDGED. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT  TO THE ROAD BUT CROSSED OVER AND WAS IN THE MEDIAN OF THE HWY.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HILL ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRIDGE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE MEDIAN.

## 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 ERA20LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA047), Dec 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N2876Q), Potts Camp, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing 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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