- Date
- June 16, 1983, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Forrest City, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N35520Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830616025909A
- Case key
- 20933
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced power failure from about 20 feet AGL during takeoff from a private grass strip. A witness heard theengine spit and pop during the takeoff roll. He said it sounded just like his old pickup when it runs out of gas. After the accident the carburetor bowl was examined by a mechanic who said it contained a small amount of fuel with no trash or water. The left fuel tank was 1/3 to 1/2 full but the right tank had only seven quarts of fuel with about 6 drops of water present. The 7 quarts were collected by removing the wing from the acft before draining it. The rescue personnel said they turned off the fuel but the selector had been on the right tank when they arrived. The operators fuel management procedure is to use one half of one tank then switch tanks and run the opposite tank dry.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35520
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256811
- Airframe hours
- 3,758
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary J. Michaelis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Goodwin, AR
- Airport
- runway 36, 1,330 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 80 in this make and model · 66 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N35520 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.