# NTSB DIA70F0017: Cessna 172, N4196L, Grantsville, MD, June 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1969
- Place: Grantsville, MD · GRANTSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.6969° N, 79.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6969&lon=-79.1528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1827  69/6/26    GRANTSVILLE,MD      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 732
        TIME - 1537                    N4196L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 294 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARRETT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORKED END OF FLOAT VALVE CLIP PART NR A29-184 FOUND ON TOP OF NEEDLE VALVE HEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4196L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garrett County

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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