# Accident 20230529009369A: Cessna 172B, Divide, CO, May 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2023, 12:48 local time
- Place: Divide, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9468° N, 105.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9468&lon=-105.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8098X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8098X) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529009369A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29,2023 A CESSNA 172, LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER LANDING ON ITS BACK.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND WERE HOSPITALIZED.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORT THAT THE ENGINE CAME APART INFLIGHT AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ALTITUDE.  POWER LOSS WAS CONFIRMED BY PEOPLE IN THE FIELD THAT HEARD THE ENGINE START RUNNING ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT LOSING ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT/OWNER HAS PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION TO BOTH THE FAA AND NTSB INVESTIGATORS.

NTSB WAS ABLE TO FINALLY LOOK AT AIRCRAFT, NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. NTSB NOW BELIEVES THAT THE PILOT RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL. DATE 8-24-2023.

## 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 CEN23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA206), May 29, 2023: Cessna 172B (N8098X), Divide, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be 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.

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