19791021033039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Effingham, IL · October 21, 1979

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Date: October 21, 1979 · 22:00 local
Place: Effingham, IL
Airport: Co Memorial
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1937V
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 436 total156 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N1937VRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263800 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Carburetor float bowl drain was missing. Engine failed, pilot overshoot airport on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL DRAIN WAS MISSING.ENGINE FAILED, PILOT OVERSHOOT AIRPORT ON FORCED LANDING.