# NTSB ATL84LA124: Cessna 172, N6870X, Flemingburg, KY, March 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 19, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Flemingburg, KY
- Coordinates: 38.619312, -83.77919 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6193&lon=-83.7792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6426/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA124

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FLT WAS ABOUT 12 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 2000 FT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PLT ESTABLISHEDAN EMERG DESCENT TO AN OPEN FIELD, RAN THROUGH A SMALL POND AND FLIPPED INVERTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WX CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6870X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-47770
- Airframe hours: 2100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert England
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1983, 4 hours before
- Departed: FLEMINGBURG, KY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 474 total, 165 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LEX, 45 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840319005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319005799A), Mar 19, 1984: Cessna 172B, Flemingburg, KY, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failure. Conditions ideal for carburetor ice.

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.

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