CHI81FEV33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172I · Danville, IL · August 18, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1981
Place
Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8416LCessna 172I
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810818052309A
Case key
124086

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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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3-2731  81/8/18    DANVILLE,IL         CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 201
        TIME - 1540                    N8416L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N8416L
Reported as
Cessna 172I
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vermilion County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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