ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382520
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Date: | Thursday 24 February 1983 |
Time: | 23:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N738HH |
MSN: | 17269986 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 688 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Galesburg, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Fort Wayne, IN (KFWA) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT & INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AND THEN ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED. HOWEVER, A SHORT TIME LATER, POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE ACFT ROLLED INTO A STUMP & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI83LA121 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA121
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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