# Accident 20220830016949A: Cessna 172N, Mayfield, OH, August 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2022, 10:55 local time
- Place: Mayfield, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5568° N, 81.4083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5568&lon=-81.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204BE-2024-02-28) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220830016949A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DEPARTED CGF (VFR) TO YNG TO PICK UP A NEW AIRCRAFT. DURING THE DEPARTURE AT AROUND 1700FT, ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SWITCH AND CHECK THE MAGNETOS. SHE INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE SWITCH TO OFF AND AT THIS POINT THE KEY SNAPPED OFF AND COULD NOT RESTART THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT MAYFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL.

## 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 ERA22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA392), Aug 30, 2022: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Gates Mills, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot’s decision to perform an inflight magneto check with no suitable area to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly perform a magneto check that…

## Other reports on N204BE (2)

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

- [Incident 19920519018999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920519018999I), May 19, 1992: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Omaha, NE. Rough running engine on climb. Returned. Found carburetor heat cable was broken.
- [Incident 19920129001349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129001349I), Jan 29, 1992: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Pilot landed long on second attempt to land. Departed end of runway.

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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