- Date
- November 15, 1987, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7623TCessna 172A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871115064939A
- Case key
- 7676
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rptd that the engine began to sputter and lose power shortly after takeoff. A forced ldg was subsequently made in a nearby river. The acft nosed over on ldg and came to rest partially submerged in about 4 feet of water. Post-crash exam of the airplane after it was recovered from the river revealed no evidence of pre-existing mechanical failure or malfunction. The engine ran satisfactorily on fuel remaining in the acft fuel tanks, after water was drained from the fuel system and engine. There were extensive rain showers in the area. The aircraft was being operated in conditions conducive to carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7623T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47223
- Airframe hours
- 3,910
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dwight J. Fullerton
- Registered owner
- Fullerton, Dwight J
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1987 · 43 hours before
- Airport
- I73 · Moraine Air Park
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 168 total · 51 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 12 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.