ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360242
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| Date: | Friday 1 July 1994 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Billboards, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6979X |
| MSN: | 17247879 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tinton Falls, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Allaire, NJ (KBLM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE BANNER-TOWING AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT 1000 FEET, WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE 'BEGAN TO SPUTTER.' THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP, PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND INCREASED THE MIXTURE. THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT MOMENTARILY AND THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT JETTISONED THE BANNER AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ONTO A HIGHWAY. HE SWERVED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID VEHICLES AND IMPACTED A CURB, SHEARING THE NOSEWHEEL AND DAMAGING THE FIREWALL. THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND OBSERVED FUEL IN THE TANKS. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITHOUT ANY MALFUNCTIONS.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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