ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133767
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| Date: | Monday 1 December 1997 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna FR.172J Rocket (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | The Flight School Of Gwinnett |
| Registration: | N14493 |
| MSN: | 0444 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2904 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marietta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville, GA |
| Wetumpka, AL (08A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight, the engine began making banging and hissing sounds, emitting white smoke, and steadily losing power. The pilot requested vectors from ATC to the nearest airport, Dobbins ARB, but couldn't stretch his glide, and made a forced landing onto a construction site. The airplane came to a stop in trees and was destroyed. An NTSB-supervised teardown inspection revealed failure of the oil cooler core resulting in oil starvation.
Probable Cause: A catastrophic failure of the oil cooler core which led to overboard porting of lubricating oil and subsequent engine failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 08:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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