- Date
- September 25, 1987, 15:14 local (19:14 UTC)
- Place
- Chuckey, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3885RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870925059529A
- Case key
- 7525
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt estimated there was 9 gal of fuel on board when he took off. Aprx 20 min later, he was making a low pass over a private strip when the eng lost power. He stated that he repositioned the fuel selector to the other tank, but was unable to restart the eng (bfr being forced to land). Drg the lndg, the acft went thru a barbed wire fence & hit a small building. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was evident. The plt's med cert was dated 8/10/84.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3885R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-55385
- Airframe hours
- 1,451
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil F. Wagner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1986 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- Johnson City, TN
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
- 80
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.