# Accident 20241114017969A: Cessna 172I, Van Nuys, CA, November 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2024, 07:04 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1735° N, 118.4696° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1735&lon=-118.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241114017969A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172, TOOK OFF FROM VNY 16R WITH ONE PASSENGER.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PRIVATE PILOT DESCRIBES STEADY PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL.  PRIVATE PILOT DECIDED INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO VNY.  EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE SEPULVEDA BASIN IN VAN NUYS, CA.  UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR25LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA037), Nov 14, 2024: Cessna 172I (N46028), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation.

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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