- Date
- April 28, 1988, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Elkton, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4255FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11404
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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
During cruise flt at an alt of 1500 ft, the engine suddenly stopped producing power. The acft was landed on railroad tracks in order to avoid trees. The acft nosed over during the landing. Plt stated that the right fuel tank gauge indicated 1/4 tank and the left gauge indicated a full tank of fuel when the power loss occurred. He switched fuel tanks but was unable to restart the engine. Post accident test run of the engine failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction. The plt failed to file an acc report and there is no record info on the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4255F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46155
- Engine
- Continental O-300A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John M. Gray
- Registered owner
- Rowe, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1988
- Destination
- 2N0
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None