# Accident 20240429006149A: Cessna 172M, Clearbrook, MN, April 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2024, 00:41 local time
- Place: Clearbrook, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6980° N, 95.4317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6980&lon=-95.4317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12805, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,260 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240429006149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS, 325 MILES IN TO A 350 MILE IFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. FLIGHT DATA OBTAINED FROM FLIGHT AWARE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 9000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF, DROPPED TO 7000 FEET 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, DROPPED TO 5000 FEET 55 MINUTES LATER, MAINTAINED 5000 FEET FOR 25 MINUTES BEFORE DROPPING TO 4000 FEET FOR THE LAST 12 MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING BEFORE IMPACTING A ROAD AND THEN A RETAINING WALL. ICING AIRMETS WERE ISSUED ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT FORECASTING MODERATE ICING BETWEEN FREEZING LEVEL AND FL260. FREEZING LEVEL FORECAST BETWEEN 3,000’ MSL AND 13,000’ MSL. WINDS ALOFT FORECAST SHOWED TEMPERATURES TO BE AT OR NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. TAFS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT FORECAST RAIN AND CEILINGS AT 500’ AGL. A METAR TAKEN AT 0500Z 38NM NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION INDICATED 9 SM VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN, FEW CLOUDS AT 1,000’ AGL, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4,900’ AGL, OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 6,500’ AGL, TEMPERATURE 3°C, AND DEWPOINT 02°C.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 CEN24LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA168), Apr 29, 2024: Cessna 172M (N12805), Clearbrook, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat which resulted in the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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