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Event ERA24LA388

2024-09-20 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Airport · SPA Minor 1 aircraft Status: In work

Registry · N7037G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172K

Year of manufacture

1969 · 55 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19690920

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A96307

Registrant of record

N7037G INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

On September 20, 2024, about 1543 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K airplane, N7037G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight test. The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to perform a local “break-in” flight for the airplane’s recently installed engine. There were no engine anomalies noted during the preflight inspection, engine run-up checks, and subsequent takeoff roll. During the airplane’s initial climb at an altitude of about 100 ft, the pilot observed an RPM decline followed by a total loss of engine power. With no remaining runway and unable to return to the airport, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing in a field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted about 0.3 miles northeast of the runway. The airplane’s fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered and retained for further examination. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA24LA388.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Related research

What the literature says.

Academic papers and agency reports matching this event's aircraft type or causal vocabulary (stall). Sourced from NASA NTRS, NTSB Safety Studies, FAA CAMI, AOPA Air Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons, arXiv, and the Semantic Scholar academic graph.

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