# Accident 20220525008739A: Cessna 172F, Show Low, AZ, May 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2022, 17:05 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2479° N, 110.0231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2479&lon=-110.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5532R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5532R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220525008739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE GAINING ALTATUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 25

## 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 WPR22FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA188), May 26, 2022: Cessna 172F (N5532R), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper leaning of the engine during an extended period of time, which caused an exhaust valve to become stuck and led to the partial loss of engine power during the accident flight.…

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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