- Date
- June 21, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Salisbury, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52601Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860621026969A
- Case key
- 7137
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Analysis
The plt reported that the engine lost power and quit shortly after T/0 at about 500-700 ft AGL. He checked the mixture, carb heat and mags but was unable to restart the engine. A 180 turn was made back to the arpt. The plt stated that he let the airspeed build up excessively during the descent and that the acft ran off the rwy end during the ldg. Post-crash examination of the acft revealed no evidence of engine failure or malfunction. The engine started and ran on the first attempt. No evidence of contamination was noted in the acft fuel supply.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52601
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274561
- Airframe hours
- 818
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth R. Jordan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1986 · 67 hours before
- Airport
- RUQ · Rowan County, runway 2, 4,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 161 total · 20 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 155° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY, 42 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.
Other investigations on N52601 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.