ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244392
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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 2020 |
| Time: | 10:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N724BC |
| MSN: | 17255148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8371 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dunnellon/Marion County Airport (X35), FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | 8FL3 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot, who was also the owner of the airplane held a private pilot certificate for single-engine
airplanes with an instrument rating.
A review of preliminary air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the pilot was not in communication with ATC; however, radar data indicated that the airplane departed to the south from the Back Achers Airport (8FL3), Belleview, Florida, about 1034. He then turned toward the southeast and flew over Lake Weir before turning on a westerly heading toward the Marion County Airport (X35) at an altitude between 1,250 and 1,300 ft mean sea level (msl). Around 1038, the airplane began a slow descent to about 900 ft msl before climbing to about 1,000 ft msl. Between 1051:39 and 1052:02, the airplane decelerated from a groundspeed of about 94 knots to 47 knots. One second later, the airplane had climbed to 1,025 ft msl, then entered a descending left turn before the data ended at 1052:12. At that time, the airplane was at 600 ft msl, a heading of 086°, and a groundspeed of 60 knots.
The airplane impacted a large open field in a nose-low attitude about 1.2 miles north-northeast of X35.
The initial impact point was a ground scar that had pieces of the left-wing tip fairing embedded in the
dirt. The airplane then traveled about 120 ft before coming to rest. On-scene examination of the airplane
revealed that all major components of the airframe were located at the accident site and there was no
postimpact fire. Both wings remained attached to the airframe but sustained extensive leading-edge
impact damage. The flaps were retracted. The left fuel tank was breached and empty of fuel. The right
fuel tank was intact; however, the fuel line was disconnected, and fuel was leaking from the line. A
small amount of fuel was recovered from the airplane’s fuel system. The fuel was blue in color and
absent of water and debris. The tail section was folded over the top of the airplane and sustained impact
damage.
Flight control continuity was established from all major flight control surfaces to the cockpit. The fuel
selector valve was in the “both” position. The airframe fuel filter was drained and about 1 tablespoon of
cloudy water was removed. The fuel strainer was disassembled, and heavy corrosion was noted in the
bowl and on the fuel filter screen.
The engine was partially separated from the firewall and came to rest next to the airplane. The two-bladed propeller remained attached to the engine. One blade was bent aft about 20° and exhibited some
leading-edge polishing and the other blade was straight.
The engine was placed on flatbed truck and the top spark plugs were removed and the engine was
rotated manually via the propeller. Compression was established on all cylinders except for the No. 6
cylinder which sustained impact damage its pushrods. As the engine was being rotated, valvetrain
continuity was established for each cylinder and spark was produced to each magneto ignition lead. The
carburetor separated from the engine during impact. The carburetor was disassembled and empty of fuel;
however, a small amount of corrosion was observed in the fuel bowl and on the carburetor inlet screen.
The airplane was equipped with an electronic engine data monitor, which was removed for further
examination and data download.
The pilot was an Ocala police chief.
Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/10/25/ocala-police-chief-killed-in-marion-county-plane-crash/%3foutputType=amp
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:25-OCT-20,DUNNELLON,N724BC
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102186/pdf
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/66fd72571677a3345f5ba1285032a6bec0353d64 (phoot)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2019 | N724BC | Private | 0 | Greer, SC | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
The NTSB is investigating the crash Sunday of a Cessna C172 in Dunnellon, Florida.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 25, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2020 21:00 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Oct-2020 00:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2020 12:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2020 14:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2020 18:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:40 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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