# Accident 19980511026889A: Cessna 172N, Hannibal, MO, May 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hannibal, MO
- Airport: Hannibal Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7009° N, 91.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7009&lon=-91.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733HY-2010-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 40 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511026889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200-300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THAT 'SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE FOR 30-45 SECONDS.'  HE THEN TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AT WHICH TIME, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE RPM DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS.                                           (-23) THE NARRATIVE IS FROM A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PIC, A STUDENT PILOT.  FOLLOWING BEFORE TAKE-OFF CHECKS; BEGAN TAKE-OFF RUN, POWER 2400 RPM, ROTATED AT 60-65 KIAS, AT THE RUNWAY END, 200-300 FT AGL, ENGINE LOST RPM, ENGINE LOST POWER AND PROPELLER STOPPED COMPLETELY.  PIC STATED THAT FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED TO THE TOP BEFORE THE FLIGHT, SUMPS WERE CHECKED SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER FUELING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA147), May 11, 1998: Cessna 172N (N733HY), Hannibal, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough field in which the forced landing was made.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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