ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369625
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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 1988 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7185Q |
| MSN: | 17260485 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4784 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Galveston, TX (KGLS) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR 2.2 HOURS SINCE REFUELING WHEN THIS PILOT STARTED HIS FLIGHT. THIS PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE FOR 2.5 HOURS AND THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A POWER POLE AND POWER LINES, AND THEN THE TERRAIN. NO USABLE FUEL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS. NO PREIMPACT PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE. ONE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL FUEL FILTER AND THE CARBURETOR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN BUT NO INDICATION OF SPILLED FUEL WAS FOUND. PLTS LAST MEDICAL EXAM WAS JAN 1986.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA008
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| 22 October 1988 | N7185Q | Private | 0 | San Antonio, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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