# NTSB CHI91LA230: Cessna 172, N2339U, Metropolis, IL, August 13, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1991, 19:30 local (Aug 13, 1991, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Coordinates: 37.149436, -88.710456 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1494&lon=-88.7105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA230
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA230

## Probable cause

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT NOT REMOVED (FOAM RUBBER) AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - cooling system,cowling - blocked(partial)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - misc eqpt/furnishings - not removed (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF LOCAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND THEN QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A RURAL WOODED AREA RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT HAD FAILED TO REMOVE FOAM RUBBER FROM THE AIR INLETS PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2339U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2339U-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N 17249939, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17249939
- Airframe hours: 2178
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Elvis G. Mcginnis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, October 25, 1990, 30 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 210 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: PAH, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910813033689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813033689A), Aug 13, 1991: Cessna 172, Metropolis, IL, Substantial damage. Experienced engine problem shortly after takeoff, made an emergency landing in a field, struck a tree.

## Other investigations on N2339U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FLQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ12), Sep 10, 1972: Cessna 172 (N2339U), Glencoe, KY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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