- Date
- October 4, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, OH
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N63425Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831004052519A
- Case key
- 12466
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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
The acft landed in a plowed field during an off arpt forced landing after power loss in the traffic pattern for landing. The arpt manager reported that when he reached the acft the carburetor heat was off. The pilot said she thought she usedit but was not positive. Two days after the accident the engine was started and ran with no problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63425
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275431
- Airframe hours
- 645
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Hansel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 6, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Airport
- 115 · Fairfield County
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 699 total · 626 in this make and model · 616 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 19 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.