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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Morgantown, KY · July 8, 1980

Date
July 8, 1980 · 20:00 local
Place
Morgantown, KY
Airport
Morgantown
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1618F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DLQ21
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total143 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit due to failed exhaust valve, near airport. Crash landed in cornfield, nosed over short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FAILED EXHAUST VALVE, NEAR AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED IN CORNFIELD, NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1618F · 1

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