# Accident 20260731011769A: Cessna 172M, Odgen, UT, July 31, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Odgen, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1030° N, 111.9602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1030&lon=-111.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9650V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9650V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260731011769A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT REPORT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CREW RESTARTED ENGINE WHICH SPUTTERED, DID NOT MAKE POWER AND DIED. WIND GUST FROM ADJACENT CANYON TERRAIN RESULTED IN DIMISHED GLIDE DISTANCE FORCING THE CREW TO LAND ON A ROAD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. VIDEO EVIDENCE REFLECTS AUDIO OF THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. EYE WITNESS STATES THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAKE ANY SOUND OVERHEAD WHEN THEY SAW IT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. HARD LANDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED. FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE TOOK VIDEO AND REPORT SEEING FUEL DRAINING FROM THE WING. INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. PENDING NTSB INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR26LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA285), Jul 31, 2026: Cessna 172 (N9650V), Layton, UT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9650V (1)

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

- [Incident 19811110082229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110082229I), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna 172M (N9650V), Kettering, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Landed in parking lot, wing hit a tree. Post engine check normal. Possible carburetor ice.

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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