DEN66F0231

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Gunlock, UT · February 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1966
Place
Gunlock, UT · GUNLOCK, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6849XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173860

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0314  66/2/28    GUNLOCK UT          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1980
        TIME - 1745                    N6849X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDETERMINED TYPE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN FUEL LINE

Aircraft

Registration
N6849X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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