ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312673
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Date: | Tuesday 16 May 2023 |
Time: | 19:12 |
Type: | Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
Owner/operator: | Optima Aviation |
Registration: | N5550J |
MSN: | 17273818 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Flower Mound, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Denton Enterprise Airport, TX (KDTO) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On May 16, 2023, about 1912 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5550J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Flower Mound, Texas. The instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight.
The instructor reported that while descending from cruise flight, the engine started the run rough. The engine experienced a partial loss of engine power with an associated drop in rpms. Unable to restore engine power, the instructor performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing the airplane collided with a barbed wire fence and trees resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN23LA188 |
Status: | Preliminary report |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Preliminary report |
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=644777657688534&set=pcb.644749681024665 NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a7145f&lat=33.108&lon=-97.169&zoom=12.8&showTrace=2023-05-17&trackLabels Location
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2023 06:11 |
harro |
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17-May-2023 06:12 |
harro |
Updated |
25-May-2023 07:42 |
Captain Adam |
Updated |
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