- Date
- March 5, 1988, 19:30 local (Mar 6, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- West Bend, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7089QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880305004549A
- Case key
- 13876
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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
After 30 minutes of local flight, on a dark night, the pilot increased the throttle setting after selecting approach flaps. There was no response from the engine. A forced landing was initiated and the aircraft collided with trees and terrain. A subsequent investigation of the engine, fuel supply, magnetos and induction system revealed nothing which would have prevented the engine from developing normal power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7089Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2072432
- Airframe hours
- 1,246
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alton D. Hawkinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1987 · 69 hours before
- Airport
- ETB · West Bend, runway 13, 4,500 × 75 ft, concrete
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 236 total · 173 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 35 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.