# Accident 20220916015809A: Cessna C172L, Ventura, CA, September 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2022, 16:41 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Airport: Oxnard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2545° N, 119.2695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2545&lon=-119.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7917G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7917G-2023-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220916015809A

## Narrative

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

AT ABOUT F/L 2,000' MSL, PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE ENGINE AREA, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND VIOLENTLY SHAKING OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND SHAKING STOPPED. PILOT TRIED INCREASING POWER BUT AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AGAIN, PILOT REDUCED POWER, AND INFORMED ATC OF MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, DUE TO REDUCED POWER, PILOT EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING ON THE BEACH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROCK RETAINING-WALL ON ROLLOUT, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES.

## 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 WPR22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA351), Sep 16, 2022: Cessna 172L (N7917G), Ventura, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 4 exhaust valve.

## Other reports on N7917G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790626017181I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626017181I), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 172L (N7917G), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Cleared for takeoff, pilot attempted to taxi around holding aircraft, N71405. Struck wingtip with wingtip.

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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