- Date
- May 17, 1986, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Pierre, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3559ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517018529A
- Case key
- 16965
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt said that while in cruise flt eng loss power. Plt made forced landing on road and lost directional control. Acft struck ditch, fence, then overturned. Acft last refueled two days before and was flown for one hour. Plt did not service acft prior to departing. Plt filed VFR flt plan, reporting 4 hrs ete and 6 hrs fuel on board. Eng lost power 3 hrs, 40 min after takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3559E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-71587
- Airframe hours
- 3,648
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wings Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- STP · St. Paul, MN
- Destination
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 20 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.