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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Ridge Springs, SC · August 13, 1990

Date
August 13, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Ridge Springs, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66068
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA159
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total370 in this make and model156 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 quit nosed over landing in a field. Had stuck and bent valves. Engine was 345 hours over tbo. No prior work.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. HAD STUCK AND BENT VALVES. ENGINE WAS 345 HOURS OVER TBO. NO PRIOR WORK.

NTSB investigation

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