- Date
- July 8, 1970
- Place
- Orleans, IN · ORLEANS, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5440RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114399
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2869 70/7/8 ORLEANS,IND CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 214 TIME - 0930 N5440R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLEANS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,ILL ORLEANS,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PWR OFF DSCNT FRM 4000FT MSL.STRETCHED GLIDE,S-TURNED TO AVD PWR LINES,STALLED OVR RWY DRG TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5440R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orleans
N5440RRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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