- Date
- August 14, 1988, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Vernon, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9769BCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880814033009A
- Case key
- 14143
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flight in VFR conditions and on an IFR flight plan, the pilot experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot executed a forced landing in a soy bean field after an unsuccessful restart attempt. Examination of the oil cooler hose revealed a hole chafed through it at the point where it was routed under the cabin heat air duct hose; this hole allowed the oil to vent overboard. The engine seized due to oil exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9769B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG1023
- Airframe hours
- 2,474
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Fairfield Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Fairfield Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 3, 1988 · 101 hours before
- Departed
- AKR · Akron, OH
- Destination
- I15 · Lancaster, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,214 total · 128 in this make and model · 3,745 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 26 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 N9769B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.