# Accident 20241006020199A: Cessna 172L, El Monte, CA, October 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2024, 20:34 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: San Gabriel Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0869° N, 118.0344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0869&lon=-118.0344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241006020199A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 6, 2024, ABOUT 2039 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172L, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA.

THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91

PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED MEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT (BFL) BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, WITH A

DESTINATION OF THE CHINO AIRPORT (CNO) CHINO, CALIFORNIA. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NORTHEAST OF THE

BOB HOPE AIRPORT (BUR) BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 7,500 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), THE ENGINE

EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESPITE MULTIPLE

ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO SAN

GABRIEL VALLEY AIRPORT (EMT), EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA.

A VIDEO PROVIDED BY A WITNESS, LOCATED AT EMT, SHOWED THE AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE

AIRPORT. THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD SPUTTERING THEN PRODUCED NO SOUND. THE AIRPLANE TURNED

ABOUT 180° AND DESCENDED UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE.

THE AIRPLANE LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN THE RIO HONDO WASH AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A DIRT ROAD.

THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

THE PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ONLY HAD A FEW SCRATCHES ON HIS KNUCKLES.

THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURE FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA004), Oct 7, 2024: Cessna 172L (N7869G), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to contaminated fuel.

## Other reports on N7869G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750602013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750602013769A), Jun 2, 1975: Cessna 172L (N7869G), Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Plt clrd to lnd rwy 21 while flaring to lnd fss advsd flt lndg rwy 23,closed rwy.11.6HR in 24HR pd

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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