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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Orangeburg, SC · May 30, 2003

Date: May 30, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Orangeburg, SC
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N734AG
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA100
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N734AGRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2005 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268698 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft experienced loss of engine power while in flight. Partial power was restored and pilot attempted to return to departing airport, Orangeburg municiple, SC. On final the aircraft experienced a complete loss of engine power, and an emergency landing was conducted in a corn field. After landing, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN FLIGHT. PARTIAL POWER WAS RESTORED AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTING AIRPORT, ORANGEBURG MUNICIPLE, SC. ON FINAL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED IN A CORN FIELD. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL03LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrangeburg, SCThe pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment. Also causal was the other maintenance personnel's improper installation of the mixture control linkage bolt that resulted in binding of the mixture control linkage and…May 30, 2003 · Destroyed