19790514009299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Fayetteville, WV · May 14, 1979

Date
May 14, 1979 · 07:20 local
Place
Fayetteville, WV
Airport
Fayetteville
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3987Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FIJ06
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total14,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot applied carb heat. Engine failed. Found paper in carb heat box which appeared to be from a rats nest.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT. ENGINE FAILED. FOUND PAPER IN CARB HEAT BOX WHICH APPEARED TO BE FROM A RATS NEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.