- Date
- November 23, 1984, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Waukegan, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N53134Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841123063219A
- Case key
- 12812
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain during a forced landing following a loss of power during takeoff. Investigation revealed that two days previously a loss of power had occured during a test flt which was virtually identical to the power loss experienced during this accident only the plt had sufficient alt to execute a 180 deg turn and land back on the rwy. After this flt heet (dry ice) was added to each fuel tank. Analysis of the liquid drained from the acft following the acc revealed a mixture of water and methanol. Methanol is the main ingredient of heet. The acft eng & carb were tested & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53134
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274691
- Airframe hours
- 1,993
- Engine
- Lycoming 3-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stick & Rudder Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 3, 1984 · 156 hours before
- Departed
- UGN · Waukegan, IL
- Airport
- UGN · Waukegan Memorial, runway 23, 4,600 × 150 ft, dirt
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,996 total · 900 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NBU, 20 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.