- Date
- March 19, 1980
- Place
- Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4692KCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2102 80/3/19 NR.MANISTEE,MI CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 466 TIME - 1537 N4692K PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CITY,MI ROCKFORD,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- COUNTERBALANCE RETAINING DISK,PN 633976,FAILED.DAMPER PIN BCM DSPLCD,JAMMED CAMSHAFT.WND GSTG 24KT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4692K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4692KRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Cessna R172KAirframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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