What happened
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On November 28, 1997, about 1520 central standard time, a Cessna 172G, N3908L, registered to a private individual, operating a a 14 CFR 91 personal flight, crashed in a wooded area in the vicinity of Stephens airfield, a priva airstrip near Hazel Green, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, an no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, ant the private-rated oilot received serrious injuries. The flight originated from that field 1 hour before the accident. (-23) on November 28, 1997, at approximately 17:35 central standard time, a Cessna 172G, N3908L, collided with the ground in Hazel Green, Alabama. The airplane was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 by phillip houston henrix, FAA certificate number 418489806, who was seriously injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. Mr. S. Scott, witness privacy data omitted stated hesaw the aircraft in the air, the propeller not turning, just before the crash. Found within the cockpit of N3908L, at the accident scene, were hand tools, a fuel control valve, access panels, screws, and empty tuna cans. Less than two gallons of fuel was found in the aircraft fuel system, and the CA rburetor had less than a half inch of fuel in the float chamber. The airframe, engine, and controls were examined by myself (rodger holmstrom) faa/asi, j.b. smith from tcm and r. vandenhul from Cessna, with no findings other than low fuel quantities.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 28, 1997, ABOUT 1520 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N3908L, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING A A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA IN THE VICINITY OF STEPHENS AIRFIELD, A PRIVA AIRSTRIP NEAR HAZEL GREEN, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AN NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, ANT THE PRIVATE-RATED OILOT RECEIVED SERRIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THAT FIELD 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:35 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N3908L, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN HAZEL GREEN, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BY PHILLIP HOUSTON HENRIX, FAA CERTIFICATE NUMBER 418489806, WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. MR. S. SCOTT, WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ STATED HESAW THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR, THE PROPELLER NOT TURNING, JUST BEFORE THE CRASH. FOUND WITHIN THE COCKPIT OF N3908L, AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, WERE HAND TOOLS, A FUEL CONTROL VALVE, ACCESS PANELS, SCREWS, AND EMPTY TUNA CANS. LESS THAN TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE CA RBURETOR HAD LESS THAN A HALF INCH OF FUEL IN THE FLOAT CHAMBER. THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE, AND CONTROLS WERE EXAMINED BY MYSELF (RODGER HOLMSTROM) FAA/ASI, J.B. SMITH FROM TCM AND R. VANDENHUL FROM CESSNA, WITH NO FINDINGS OTHER THAN LOW FUEL QUANTITIES.
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