# Incident 20231208019929I: Cessna 172RG, Cape Charles, VA, December 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2023, 11:05 local time
- Place: Cape Charles, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2508° N, 76.0097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Charles, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2508&lon=-76.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9432D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9432D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,022 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231208019929I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUSE FLIGHT AND STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH. AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE OCEAN AND PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON THE BARRIER ISLAND.

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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