- Date
- June 27, 1985, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N888WCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850627028259A
- Case key
- 21782
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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.
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly - failure,total
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Ditching
Analysis
The pilot stated the engine quit while he was being vectored for an approach to msy airport, New Orleans. He stated orally that he did not run out of fuel. A successful test run was made with adequate power for flight available. The cause of the engine power loss could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888W
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250604
- Airframe hours
- 1,521
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.F. Loebig
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Destination
- MSY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26,000 total · 250 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.