CHI67F0284

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Canton, OH · August 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1966
Place
Canton, OH · CANTON, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1881YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121377

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4414  66/8/18    CANTON,OHIO         CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 0905                    N1881Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT CONDUCTED AT 4500FT MSL,2400 ENG RPM,RICH MIXTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1881Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.