- Date
- July 7, 1985, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7841GCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850707034539A
- Case key
- 13136
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Analysis
The acft contacted trees during a forced landing in a cemetery following a loss of pwr while on final apch at Akron fulton arpt. After the accident, 10 gallons of fuel were added to the acft and the eng operated normally when started. An A&P mechanic inspected the acft and reported the ground for the transfer pump from the rear aux tank to the right main tank was disconnected and the pump was inop. Also, the fuel quantity gage for the aux tank was inop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7841G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259541
- Airframe hours
- 2,246
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R.Hodge
- Registered owner
- James R. Hodge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1984 · 119 hours before
- Departed
- ORF · Norfolk, VA
- Destination
- CAK · Akron, OH
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 90 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 45 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.