ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365571
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Date: | Friday 22 March 1991 |
Time: | 17:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172 |
Owner/operator: | Clark Aviation |
Registration: | N5241D |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hagerstown, MD -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Charleston, WV (CRW |
Destination airport: | Harrisburg, VA (KCXY) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED TO 1500 RPM. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE SO HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, WHERE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE. THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE CAMSHAFT LOBES WERE SEVERELY WORNED.
Probable Cause: WORN CAMSHAFT LOBES WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO91LA033 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO91LA033
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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