ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362917
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1992 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Deer Valley Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N519PU |
| MSN: | 172RG1136 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casa Grande, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Scottsdale, AZ (KSDL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE NIGHT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH TWO BELGIAN STUDENTS. ON THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE SIXTH TOUCH AND GO, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED AS A SMOOTH REDUCTION OVER A ONE TO TWO SECOND TIME PERIOD. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A LOCALIZER ANTENNA. THE CFI STATED THAT CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY AT EACH POWER REDUCTION FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. HE REPORTED THAT FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS AND LINES TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN IN THE AIRFRAME AT A LOW POWER SETTING WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ADDITIONAL TESTS OF THE IGNITION, INTAKE, EXHAUST AND FUEL SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA387
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1998 | N519PU | Sabena Airline Training Center | 0 | San Manuel, AZ | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 11:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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