ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372227
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| Date: | Saturday 12 September 1987 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Alan Wulff |
| Registration: | N84352 |
| MSN: | 17258437 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1942 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jefferson, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albert Lea, MN (KAEL) |
| Delavan, WI (C59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE ON A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AND FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN EXHAUST VALVE WHICH SEPARATED AND ENTERED THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI87LA211
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 August 2022 | N84352 | Private | 0 | Kahului Airport, HI (OGG/PHOG) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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