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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · North Stoningto, CT · May 20, 1983

Date
May 20, 1983 · 15:12 local
Place
North Stoningto, CT
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4980G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA122
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,510 total550 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost electrical power, descended below clouds. Engine quit due to carburetor ice. Loose alternator belt probable.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, DESCENDED BELOW CLOUDS. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT PROBABLE.

NTSB investigation

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