- Date
- January 17, 1990, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Morgan, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3135JCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900117000679A
- Case key
- 17882
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Probable cause
Partial loss of power due to an undetermined reason.
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 reported that during initial climb, the engine lost partial power. He said he made a forced landing in a soft field. The plane touched down nose low, the nose gear collapsed, and the plane came to rest inverted. A post-accident engine examination failed to reveal evidence to explain the reported partial loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3135J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29369
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dean Hoffschildt
- Registered owner
- Aero Nuts, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1989
- Departed
- 3V4 · Fort Morgan, CO
- Destination
- 3V4
- Airport
- 3V4 · Fort Morgan
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 9 in this make and model · 120 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.