# Accident 20220811018969A: Cessna 172N, Ashville, NY, August 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2022, 23:00 local time
- Place: Ashville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0748° N, 79.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0748&lon=-79.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4751F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4751F-2023-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811018969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE AT 5000 FEET.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL RATING.  PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TREES APPROXIMATELY 75' FROM A HOUSE.  SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB COORDINATED AN ADDITIONAL ENGINE EXAM WITH THE MANUFACTURER WITH OVERSIGHT FROM THE HARTFORD FSDO, PENDING FURTHER EXAM.

## 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 ERA22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA369), Aug 12, 2022: Cessna 172 (N4751F), Jamestown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be definitively determined.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.