20240616007409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Chatham, MA · June 16, 2024

Date: June 16, 2024 · 15:40 local
Place: Chatham, MA
Airport: Chatham Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: JDTJ
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2710U
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA269
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-300D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 233 total75 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N2710URegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17250310 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 16, 2024, at approximately 15:40, a Cessna 172D departed from Chatham Municipal Airport (kcqx) on a aerial sightseeing tour with two passengers onboard experienced an engine issue and executed a forced landing onto coast guard beach / nauset beach without injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to collapsed nose gear, lower engine cowling damage, and bent/broken engine mount.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 16, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:40, A CESSNA 172D DEPARTED FROM CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCQX) ON A AERIAL SIGHTSEEING TOUR WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE ISSUE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ONTO COAST GUARD BEACH / NAUSET BEACH WITHOUT INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE, AND BENT/BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24LA269Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEastham, MAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane’s fuel quantity, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jun 16, 2024 · Substantial damage