- Date
- April 23, 1981
- Place
- Carnesville, GA · CARNESVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N53045Cessna 172P
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810423018489A
- Case key
- 126279
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0919 81/4/23 CARNESVILLE,GA CESSNA 172P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1215 N53045 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 48, 12120 TOTAL HOURS, 1 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTWELL,GA KENNESAW,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOOSE B NUT ON OIL COOLER LINE,LOST OIL PRESSURE.NR 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53045
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.