ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161254
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 2013 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8715U |
| MSN: | 17252619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4989 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flavet Field, Gainesville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville, FL (GNV) |
| Gainesville, FL (GNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, about 20 minutes into the banner tow flight, he noticed that the airplane had descended about 100 ft from its established altitude. He responded by increasing engine power and enriching the mixture while observing that the oil temperature gauge was indicating “hotter than normal.” The airplane continued to descend, the oil temperature continued to rise into the red arc, and the engine subsequently experienced a total loss of power. The pilot released the banner and then unsuccessfully attempted to restart the engine. He then conducted a forced landing to a nearby field. The airplane impacted a parked vehicle, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. Postaccident engine examinations revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures, and a test run was conducted using the fuel onboard at the time of the accident with no anomalies observed.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine examination and test run revealed no anomalies.
Accident investigation:
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Car totalled from plane crash in Gainesville hours before Gator game. @WUFTNews pic.twitter.com/1KKI4Iz1fU
— Wade Millward (@WadeMillward) October 5, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2013 22:28 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Oct-2013 22:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2013 05:47 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Oct-2013 22:39 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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