- Date
- June 4, 1984, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Pleasant, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9801VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840604024339A
- Case key
- 12634
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was in the traffic pattern practicing touch-&-go landings when the eng lost power. He suspected a carburetor problem because of recent problems. He used the primer, at which time the engine responded momentarily. Subsequent, the plt made a forced landing on soft terrain where the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed over. Previously, the carburetor had been leaking & was repaired; however, it began leaking again. The plt stated that he was informed that the carburetor float was sticking & the repair could wait until the next scheduled annual inspection which was due in the following month.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9801V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264509
- Airframe hours
- 1,683
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph W. Karabots
- Registered owner
- Joseph W. Karabots
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- MOP · Mt. Pleasant Muni.
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 51 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MBS, 30 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 N9801V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.