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Accidents · NTSB ANC17RA055 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 172 incident near Giseong-Ri, Kr, February 10, 2017

On February 10, 2017 at about 9:52 am local time, a Cessna 172, registered HL1171, suffered minor damage in an incident during initial climb near Giseong-Ri. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
February 10, 2017 · about 9:52 am local time
Place
Giseong-Ri, South Korea
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
Registration
HL1171 · no longer on the register
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

On February 10, 2017, about 0952 local time, a Cessna 172 airplane, Republic of Korea registration number HL1171, operated by a flight school, sustained minor damage following a forced landing in a shallow river near Giseong-ri, Republic of Korea. The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD, Republic of Korea is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: AVIATION and RAILWAY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Land and Transport, Republic of Korea Government Building 5-603, #94 dasom 2 ro, Sejong City, 339-012, Republic of Korea

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Loss of engine power (total) during initial climb defining event

The aircraft

  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.