- Date
- August 14, 2019, 07:50 local (07:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lesnovo, Bulgaria
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- LZ-SPBReims Aviation Cessna F172N
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100080
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 14, 2018, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Reims Aviation Cessna F172N airplane, Bulgarian registration number LZ-SPB, had a forced landing at the Lesnovo Airport (LBLS), Lesnovo, Bulgaria, following an inflight loss of engine power. The airplane sustained engine damage. The two pilots were uninjured. The local flight originated from LBLS.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Bulgarian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Bulgarian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit 9 Diakon Ignatii Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Aircraft
- Registration
- LZ-SPB
- Reported as
- Reims Aviation Cessna F172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- F172-1817
- Damage
- No damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Airport
- LBLS · Lesnovo Airfield