# Incident 20250601008379I: Cessna 172N, Renton, WA, June 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2025, 14:26 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4931° N, 122.2157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENTON MUNI (RNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4829F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4829F-2026-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601008379I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 100-150 FEET AGL, SECOND PILOT AND CFI (PIC) HEARD AN INITIAL LOUD "BANG", PRECEEDING WITH TWO MORE "BANGS" FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSS OF POWER. SECOND PILOT DECLARED AN EMGERGENCY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. OVERRAN RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED PARTIALLY IN THE WATER.

## Other reports on N4829F (1)

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

- [Accident 19930611017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930611017799A), Jun 11, 1993: Cessna 172 (N4829F), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Encountered engine problems, landed on county road.

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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