- Date
- August 29, 1983, 21:00 local (Aug 30, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia Sta., OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3540SCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829048969A
- Case key
- 12323
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the non-rated plt, he was on downwind to land when he applied carburetor heat, then the eng RPM began to decrease. He stated that he pushed the throttle forward, but got no response from the eng. He further stated that the acft continued to lose altitude & hit power lines. However, the passenger, who was a rated plt stated that he was not aware the plt was not rated. The passenger reported that he observed no malfunction of the power plant operation but that the apch was flown too low to clear the power lines. After colliding with the power lines, the acft crashed to the ground in an inverted attitude. The plt had previously obtained a student plt certificate, but his medical had expired. A toxicological exam revealed that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.147%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3540S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250740
- Airframe hours
- 1,715
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth E. Garber
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 1G6 · Strongville, OH
- Airport
- 468 · Columbia Station, runway 36, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 6 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.