# NTSB MIA80FKA02: Cessna 172, N737ME, Mona Island, PR, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- Place: Mona Island, PR · MONA ISLAND, PR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3866   79/12/9   MONA ISLAND,PR      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 855
        TIME - 1615                    N737ME              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONA ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTO DOMINGO,D.R.          ST CROIX,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG EXHAUST VLV FAILED.DRG FORCED LNDG,ACFT COLLIDED W BRUSH AFTER DEPG END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737ME](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737ME), registered now, S/N 17269516 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mona Island

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791209037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209037089A), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 172N, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to failure of an exhaust valve.

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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