- Date
- August 25, 1987, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Baxley, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4275FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870825050559A
- Case key
- 7506
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a supervised solo flight, the student pilot experienced a partial power loss. The student applied carburetor heat, but the engine continued to run rough. The student turned towards the airstrip and attempted an emgcy lndg. The acft touched down at 2000FT past the threshold and ran off the end of the rwy. The wreckage examination disclosed that the right magneto coil was cracked and there was corrosion inside of the magneto's housing. The left magneto's internal points were not properly set.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4275F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46175
- Airframe hours
- 2,692
- Engine
- Continental O-300 A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene Youmans
- Registered owner
- Eugene Youmans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1987 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- runway 15, 3,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALM, 25 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.