ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167947
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 July 2014 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Hopkins Jack E |
| Registration: | N13SK |
| MSN: | 17271183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5613 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Butler Field Airport (IN46), Rockville, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rockville, IN (Priv) |
| Rockville, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the engine experienced a partial loss of power while the airplane was in cruise flight. After the pilot unsuccessfully attempted to restore engine power, he made a forced landing to a cornfield. Postaccident examination of the dual magneto system revealed that the four screws designed to hold the magneto points in their operational positions were loose, which caused both magneto points to remain in the closed position as the center cam was rotated and likely resulted in the partial loss of engine power. Airplane maintenance records indicated that the airplane had been flown 8 hours since its last annual inspection about 5 1/2 months before the accident. No further information about the maintenance was available.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the dual magneto system. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance of the duel magneto system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N13SK
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 2018 | N13SK | Air-Con LLC | 0 | near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE), Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2014 03:31 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Jul-2014 03:37 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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