FTW72FPJ02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fort Supply, OK · July 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1971
Place
Fort Supply, OK · FORT SUPPLY, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3761LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162631

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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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3-2369   71/7/5    FORT SUPPLY,OKLA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N3761L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODWARD,OKLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG CKD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3761L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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