- Date
- January 19, 1989, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsburg, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8774BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890119001719A
- Case key
- 7982
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Probable cause
A defective gasket in the fuel strainer which caused a restriction in fuel flow during climbout.
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 plt completed a normal runup before attempting a takeoff. During the initial climb the acft started losing power. The plt pumped the throttle to maintain power, but could not maintain climb RPM. The acft was ditched in 8 ft of water aprx 1/2 mile from the rwy. Exam of the wreckage disclosed that the fuel strainer gasket was defective, which caused the engine to run lean.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8774B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36474
- Airframe hours
- 2,720
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arnold D. Skidmore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1988 · 20 hours before
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 780 total · 450 in this make and model · 720 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8774B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.