- Date
- July 29, 1984, 13:07 local (17:07 UTC)
- Place
- Urbana, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3891SCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840729060289A
- Case key
- 12713
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Analysis
The pilot stated after the accident that he arrived at his flight planned destination 15 minutes early so he continued the flight an additional hour. The plt experienced an eng failure while on final apch to the rwy at the revised destination arpt. The plt was unable to maintain alt and the landing gear contacted trees. The acft landed shortof the apch end of the rwy. The ttl flt time was 5.4 hrs. The plt stated that either the fuel flow enroute was greater than expected or the fuel tanks were not full when he departed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3891S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251091
- Airframe hours
- 5,345
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Free State Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 22, 1984 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- H42 · Mexico, MO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 174 · Grimes, runway 5, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 733 total · 416 in this make and model · 620 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
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 N3891S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.