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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Chiefland, FL · August 17, 2015

Date: August 17, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Chiefland, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N84308
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA318
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 141 total66 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

N84308Registration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258416 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K 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.

On August 17, 2015, at 11:00 local time, a Cessna 172, N84308, registered to semico aviation, landed and flipped over in a watemelon field in Chiefland, Florida 32626 while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. The flight originated at perry-foley airport, perry Florida (40J) at 1030 local time.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 17, 2015, AT 11:00 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N84308, REGISTERED TO SEMICO AVIATION, LANDED AND FLIPPED OVER IN A WATEMELON FIELD IN CHIEFLAND, FLORIDA 32626 WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PERRY-FOLEY AIRPORT, PERRY FLORIDA (40J) AT 1030 LOCAL TIME.

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 ERA15LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChiefland, FLThe partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident airframe and engine examination and engine test run revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures.Aug 17, 2015 · Substantial damage