# Accident 20230617011779A: Cessna 172B, San Angelo, TX, June 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2023, 08:45 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: San Angelo Regional Airport -
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3577° N, 100.4963° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3577&lon=-100.4963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7509X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7509X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-D (registry code 17176, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617011779A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2023, AT 0845 CDT, A CESSNA 172 EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRFIELD IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AFTER ENCOUNTERING INTERMITTENT POWER DELIVERY FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE DURING CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (SJT) ON JUNE 17, 2023, AT 0843 CDT.

## 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 CEN23LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA367), Jun 17, 2023: Cessna 172B (N7509X), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to loose bolts holding the carburetor throttle body to the fuel bowl.

## Other reports on N7509X (1)

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

- [Incident 20220910017459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220910017459I), Sep 10, 2022: Cessna 172B (N7509X), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. The pilot stated he was practicing touch and goes in this tail-wheel converted CE-172-B. After landing on runway 4, the aircraft drifted to the right. The…

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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