# Accident 20240603006559A: Cessna 172K, Plymouth, CT, June 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2024, 10:55 local time
- Place: Plymouth, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.6280° N, 73.0470° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6280&lon=-73.0470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240603006559A

## Narrative

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

ON 6-3-2024, AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM POU(POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) ON A CROSS COUNTRY GFLIGHT TO BDL(HARTFORD, CT). DURING THE FLIGHT AT CRUISE(5500FT) THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND RPM'S WERE DROPPING. THE ENIGNE STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER AND THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO RESTART. ATC DIRECTED THE PILOT TO THE CLOSES AIRSTRIP, WATERBURY AIRPORT, A GRASS STRIP IN PLYMOUTH CT. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT WITH NO POWER BUT CAME UP SHORT ON THE APPROACH. THE PLANE CAME IN CONTACT WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 0.1 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED INTO AN RV PARK CAMPGROUND. NOTHING ON THE GROUND WAS DAMAGED. THE PLANE CAME TO REST IN AN EMPTY RV SITE UPSIDE DOWN. TWO^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SITE WERE FIRST TO RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT(ONE LOCAL K9 UNIT OFFICER AND ONE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AND WERE ABLE TO HELP THE PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED AND THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. PILOT ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY AFTER OBSERVATION. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO A FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. 6/18/2024 FAA ICC MET WITH NTSB REP AND REPS FROM LYCOMING AND BEECHCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE THE ENGINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING OF NOTE WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE, AIRFRAME, AND LOGBOOKS.

## 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 ERA24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA241), Jun 3, 2024: Cessna 172 (N78445), Terryville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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