- Date
- July 28, 1985, 20:30 local (Jul 29, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plain City, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4202LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850728034129A
- Case key
- 12858
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just taken off from his pvt strip for the fourth flt of the day when witnesses heard the eng quit. The acft had been flown 3.4 hrs since the last refueling. The acft was being operated on a mixture of avgas and automotive fuel with no STC. The acft was turning back toward the strip when it stalled and impacted the terrain in a nose down attitude. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction which would have resulted in the loss of pwr.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4202L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254271
- Airframe hours
- 2,123
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- E. E. Troyer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 24, 1984 · 50 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 896 total · 879 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 15 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 N4202L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.