- Date
- December 22, 1982, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Clanton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N609CWCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821222064909A
- Case key
- 70255
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was observed in a high speed glide to touch down briefly in a pasture at the top of a knoll. It then dropped below the rise & crashed in a wooded area adjacent to the pasture. Examination of the eng showed a crack extending from the top forward hold-down bolt on the right front cylinder through the push rod opening to the top of the crankcase. The top forward hold-down bolt was sheared off & came loose when touched. There was also a crack on the left side extending from approximately 1 inch aft of the front cylinder hold-down bolt upward between the push rod housings to the top of the crankcase. Tear down of the eng revealed the oil pump drive gear failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609CW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 239
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Clanton Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Clanton Flying Service
- Departed
- Clanton, AL
- Destination
- Clanton, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 142 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N609CW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.