Cessna R172E N6051U

Summary

On 5 November 2022 at about 14:21 local time, a Cessna R172E registered N6051U was involved in an accident near Aguilar, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 November 2022 at 14:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Aguilar, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.4016, -104.6556

Aircraft

Cessna R172E

Registration

N6051U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Peyton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA027

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the engine cylinder assembly, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight and an impact with a fence during the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the personal flight stated that while the airplane was in cruise flight, he felt a pop or shudder. The airplane began to shake, and oil began to cover the windshield. The airplane lost engine power and the pilot then performed a forced landing to a field, during which it struck a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the engine’s No. 2 cylinder head was cracked. There were no other mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal airplane operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.