# Accident 20220706012169A: Cessna 172B, Silver Springs, NV, July 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2022, 18:40 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4328° N, 119.1459° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4328&lon=-119.1459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7609X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7609X-2023-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012169A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ENGINE HAD A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE POWER LOSS, RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AS PART OF THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VEGETATION AND TERRAIN ON THE GROUND, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE 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 WPR22LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA246), Jul 7, 2022: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N7609X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880314044899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314044899A), Mar 14, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Throttle set too high. Engine started by hand prop. Tail tiedown loosened. Aircraft rotated into parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19730521011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521011869A), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Defuniak Spng, FL, Substantial damage. Into wind rwy avbl. Acft veered to r slightly then abruptly l.nose gr dug in soft sand.

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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