- Date
- April 6, 1987, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lansing, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80379Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870406008729A
- Case key
- 13556
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that due to an RPM fluctuation he had diverted to an alternate arpt. He attempted to land on rwy 27 when the wind was from 020 degrees 14 KTS gusting 30 knots. The flap operation was also erratic according to the plt. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and struck a ditch. Post acc investigation revealed no reason for the eng malfunction but the alternator circuit breaker was popped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80379
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266560
- Airframe hours
- 2,950
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- T & G Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Donald Zagorski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 18, 1986 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Airport
- 3HA · Lansing, runway 27, 2,400 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 70 in this make and model · 195 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 14 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 18 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.