# Accident 20240616007409A: Cessna 172D, Chatham, MA, June 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2024, 15:40 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JDTJ
- Location: 41.8774° N, 69.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8774&lon=-69.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2710U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 75 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240616007409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA269), Jun 16, 2024: Cessna 172 (N2710U), Eastham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane’s fuel quantity, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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