# Accident 20220616010439A: Cessna 172M, Brevard, NC, June 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2022, 17:45 local time
- Place: Brevard, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1777° N, 82.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1777&lon=-82.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5064H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5064H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220616010439A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 16, 2022, AT 1745 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY WERE FLYING OVER A CAMP DROPPING CANDY FROM THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE ?A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET? ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS HE WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, HE STATED AFTER THEY DROPPED THE CANDY FROM THE AIRPLANE, THEY FLEW AROUND THE CAMP AND TOOK SOME PICTURES. THE PASSENGER REMEMBERED THEY WERE DESCENDING, AND HE MADE A COMMENT TO THE PILOT THAT THEY ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE TREETOPS AND HE NEEDED TO APPLY POWER AND PULL UP. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS WORKING ON IT. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS WAS HITTING SOME TREES AND WAKING UP NEXT TO THE AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND. HE DID STATE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME.

POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND INVERTED ON THE GROUND. FURTHER  EXAMINATION  REVEALED PROP WAS UNDER POWER BY A SIGNATURE OF PROP STRIKE ON TREE TRUNK THAT WAS SEVERED APPROXIMATELY  TWO FEET FROM THE GROUND AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE TAIL SECTION WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTRUMENTS WERE ALL DISLODGED FROM THE HOUSING AND SCATTERED AROUND THE CABIN.

## 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 ERA22LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA274), Jun 16, 2022: Cessna 172 (N5064H), Brevard, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.

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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