# Accident 20240920014309A: Cessna 172K, Spartanburg, SC, September 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2024, 15:45 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9245° N, 81.9445° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9245&lon=-81.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7037G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7037G) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,716 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920014309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 5 AT SPA DURING THE INITAL CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING SO AN OFF-FIELD LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ERA24LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA388), Sep 20, 2024: Cessna 172K (N7037G), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to follow the engine manufacturer’s maintenance guidance, which resulted in the assembly of the engine with an obstructed oil passage, a subsequent lack of lubrication…

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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