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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Wiggins, MS · October 12, 1997

Date
October 12, 1997 · 12:05 local
Place
Wiggins, MS
Airport
Dean Griffin Memorial Aprt
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N945SM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98TA011
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,625 total485 in this make and model108 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 power on climbout. Nosed over in plowed field. Carb icing ruled out. (-23) after lift-off the engine quit about 300 feet in the air. Pilot landed in plowed field. Aircraft came to rest inverted. Pilot received minor injuries. Forestry aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD. CARB ICING RULED OUT. (-23) AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 300 FEET IN THE AIR. PILOT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. FORESTRY AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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