- Date
- January 2, 1983, 15:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Greenburg, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7230GCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830102066879A
- Case key
- 12059
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine RPM began dropping while he was crusing at 2500 ft. when carburetor heat was applied, the engine stopped running. The pilot was able to restart the engine and get it to 1200 prm, but it stopped again. A forced landing was made in a soft field where the plane nosed over. An inspection and operational check of the engine revealed no precrash, mechanical malfunction or failure. The temperature and dew point were 34 and 24 degrees, respectively. According to icing probability charts, icing could occur in in float type carburetors in cruise flight at those temperatures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7230G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258930
- Airframe hours
- 4,632
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.A. Basinger
- Registered owner
- Delphos Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Falls Of Rough, KY
- Destination
- Delphos, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 185 total · 114 in this make and model · 121 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IN, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.