19800104000169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Gilbertsville, KY · January 4, 1980

Date
January 4, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Gilbertsville, KY
Airport
Kentucky Dam
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4493R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DLQ09
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total0 in this make and model70 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.

Engine lost power on takeoff due to reported carb icing. Aircraft hit trees in swamp off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF DUE TO REPORTED CARB ICING. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES IN SWAMP OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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