- Date
- October 9, 1974
- Place
- Beason, IL · BEASON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79468Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741009035249A
- Case key
- 141070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3091 74/10/9 BEASON,ILL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 534 TIME - 1205 N79468 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH BEND,IND JACKSONVILLE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AD 72-7-2 REQUIRES OPN ON R OR L FUEL TANK ABOVE 5000FT.PLT USING "BOTH" PSN.VAPOR IN FUEL LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79468
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.