- Date
- September 20, 1974
- Place
- Wells, TX · WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8547XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740920033359A
- Case key
- 136648
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3066 74/9/20 WELLS,TEX CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 70, 1495 TIME - 1530 N8547X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN 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- REMAINS OF RAT NEST FND IN CARB AIR INLET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8547X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8547XRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2007 · Cessna P172DAirframe modelCessna P172DEngine modelContinental GO-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8547X · 2
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