# NTSB ATL86LA180: Cessna 172P, N52601, Salisbury, NC, June 21, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Coordinates: 35.65966, -80.480941 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6597&lon=-80.4809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7137/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA180

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed(vref) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52601-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 17274561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274561
- Airframe hours: 818
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860621026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621026969A), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172P, Salisbury, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Made a 180 and overshot the landing on the departure runway. Engine ran after accident.

## Other investigations on N52601 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI88FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA231), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52601), Boyne City, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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