- Date
- October 23, 1987, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Swainsboro, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4946GCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871023060529A
- Case key
- 7663
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was being returned to its home base following a 100 hour inspection. The plt reported that the eng quit as he was descending prior to traffic pattern entry. An off airport landing was attempted. The landing gear was extensivelydamaged and the aircraft nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed no fuel in the carburetor or the gascolator. Fuel was found in the tanks and no blockages were found. Activation of the fuel selector produced fuel to the system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4946G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273493
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Sinclair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 23, 1987 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- DBN · Dublin, GA
- Airport
- SBO · Emanuel Co
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 601 total · 88 in this make and model · 482 as pilot in command · 138 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 62 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.