# Accident 20240324021629A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Auburn, AL, March 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn University Regional Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6146° N, 85.4214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6146&lon=-85.4214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N863AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N863AU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240324021629A

## Narrative

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

3/24/24...THE PILOT BEGAN THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK LIST SOME TIME AROUND 12:40 CST...AFTER CHECKING FOR TRAFFIC AND ACCOMPLISHING ALL CHECK LIST, THE PILOT BEGAN THEIR TAKEOFF ON RWY 11 ...THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO PRODUCE NORMAL POWER THROUGH THE T/O ROLL ACCORDING TO THE PILOT... BUT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AFTER 300-400 FT ABOVE THE GROUND...THE AIRSPEED BEGAN TO DECAY...IN ORDER TO AVOID A STALL, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND PICKED A CLEARING BASICALLY STRAIGHT AHEAD... THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PINE TREE AND CAME TO REST IN A CLEARING UPSIDE DOWN....THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA24LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA152), Mar 24, 2024: Cessna 172 (N863AU), Opelika, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a combination of fuel/oil contamination in the fuel injector assembly.

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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