- Date
- December 11, 1991, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Carlyle, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8316XCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911211055679A
- Case key
- 15367
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination and blockage of the carburetor, which restuled in fuel starvation. The high obstructions (trees) were a related factor.
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
The pilot said that shortly after takeoff and initial climb from a 2300 foot grass strip, the aircraft seemed to lose power and a positive rate of climb was not established. In order to avoid oncoming trees, the pilot started a left turn. The aircraft stalled and crashed into a farm field. Post-accident investigation disclosed significant contamination of the carburetor and gascolator with sediment and rust.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8316X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17248816
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gruen/Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- 2H0 · Shelbyville, IL
- Airport
- UNK · Zachry, runway 27, 2,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 75 total · 10 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Observed at
- CVM, 30 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.