- Date
- April 18, 1981
- Place
- Miamisburg, OH · MIAMISBURG, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5491HCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810418017829A
- Case key
- 126775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0565 81/4/18 NR.MIAMISBURG,OH CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0912 N5491H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 50, 2477 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 726 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON GEN SOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMISBURG,OH MUNCIE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT AVOIDED HANGAR & PARKED ACFT AFT TURNING BACK TOWARDS ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5491H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dayton Gen South
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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.