# Accident 20211031018259A: Cessna R172K, Rexburg, ID, October 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2021, 11:57 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8241° N, 111.8079° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8241&lon=-111.8079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1082V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1082V-2023-12-26) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211031018259A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DEPARTED RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT (KHRF) AT 0945 LOCAL WITH INTENT TO COMPLETE A LONG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION.  INTENDED DESTINATION WAS REXBURG MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT (RXE).  THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL HOWEVER DURING APPROACH, THE PIC BEGAN DESCENDING ~500 FEET PER MINUTE.  TO IMPROVE APPROACH ANGLE AT ~400 FEET ABOVE TERRAIN, THE PIC ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND LOST ENGINE POWER.  NO AUDIBLE NOISE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS HEARD.  THE IGNITION WAS CYCLED TWICE WITH FULL THROTTLE BUT DID NOT START.  THE PIC NAVIGATED TOWARD A MID-SIZED CITY STREET WHERE THEY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING A STREET LIGHT AND A CURB.

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## 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 WPR22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA025), Oct 31, 2021: Cessna R172K (N1082V), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with a known…

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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