ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354994
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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1997 |
| Time: | 17:28 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Center |
| Registration: | N738LC |
| MSN: | 17270053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2306 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watkins, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFTG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After an uneventful local flight of about one hour, the pilot returned to the airport for landing. While in the landing pattern, the pilot noticed another airplane in close proximity to his, so he elected to maneuver his airplane for spacing. While maneuvering, the engine lost power. Attempts to restart the engine were to no avail, so the pilot made a forced landing on an access road near the runway. During the landing roll, the right wing struck an approach light T-bar. While the airplane sat on the ground, the pilot tried to start the engine. He was not successful. About 15 minutes later, after starting to walk for help, he returned to the airplane and tried starting the engine again. The engine backfired, then started. He taxied the airplane to the parking area. Postaccident examination disclosed damaged to the right wing, left wing strut, left horizontal stabilizer, and fuselage. The engine was later started by the operator and full power was attained.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power for undertermined reason(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA061
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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