- Date
- April 19, 1985, 20:06 local (Apr 20, 1985, 01:06 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5608RCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850419013259A
- Case key
- 12880
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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 contacted trees during a night forced landing following a loss of pwr. State patrol personnel reported there was no sign of fuel on board the acft at the accident site. The eng was test run after the accident, during which time it functioned normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5608R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253218
- Airframe hours
- 3,507
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John W. Garner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 8, 1985
- Departed
- 1G3 · Kent, OH
- Airport
- AKR · Akron Fulton Intl. Arpt, runway 25, 6,355 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- Private
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,115 total · 875 in this make and model · 1,055 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 14 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.