- Date
- February 9, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Crown Point, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8544UCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840209016649A
- Case key
- 12545
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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 nosed over during an off arpt forced landing after the engine lost power. The plt said the engine began runningrough while cruising at 5000 ft MSL before a total loss of power. The engine was examined after the accident and nothingwas wrong mechanically according to the certified A&P mechanic who did the inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8544U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252444
- Airframe hours
- 1,920
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anthony J. Venoramin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1983
- Departed
- 3HO · Hobart, IN
- Destination
- LAF · Lafayett, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3HO · Hobart
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 309 total · 309 in this make and model · 252 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GYY, 12 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.
Other investigations on N8544U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.