- Date
- August 7, 1966
- Place
- Shelbyville, KY · SHELBYVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8590BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201157
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2018 66/8/7 SHELBYVILLE KY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600 TIME - 1800 N8590B PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS GAPPED BETWEEN.035 AND.040 INCHES.RECOMMENDED GAP.016.ANNUAL INSPECTION OVERDUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8590B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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