# NTSB CEN19WA272: Reims Aviation Cessna F172N, Lesnovo, Bulgaria, August 14, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 14, 2019, 07:50 local (07:50 UTC)
- Place: Lesnovo, Bulgaria
- Coordinates: 42.552223, 23.624444 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5522&lon=23.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA272
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100080/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA272

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 14, 2018, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Reims Aviation Cessna F172N airplane, Bulgarian registration number LZ-SPB, had a forced landing at the Lesnovo Airport (LBLS), Lesnovo, Bulgaria, following an inflight loss of engine power. The airplane sustained engine damage. The two pilots were uninjured. The local flight originated from LBLS.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Bulgarian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Bulgarian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit 9 Diakon Ignatii Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

## Aircraft

- Registration: LZ-SPB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Reims Aviation Cessna F172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: F172-1817
- Damage: No damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Airport: LBLS, Lesnovo Airfield

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.

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