ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357788
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1996 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4262L |
| MSN: | 17254331 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2364 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gunnison, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Delta, CO (3CO0) |
| Salida, CO (0V2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise at 13,000 feet msl on a cross-country flight, engine power gradually deteriorated to a total loss of power. The pilot attempted remedial action without effect and made a forced landing in a field approximately 4 miles from an airport. During the landing, the aircraft encountered rough terrain and was damage. An examination of the aircraft fuel, fuel system, air system, engine, and carburetor provided no evidence of abnormalities which would cause a loss of power. The pilot had the same experience with this aircraft approximately six months earlier in the same area and landed the aircraft in a field without damage.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA115
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 1999 | N4262L | Private | 0 | Delta, CO | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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