- Date
- August 3, 1985, 15:01 local (20:01 UTC)
- Place
- Arcadia, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5045HCessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850803036109A
- Case key
- 21813
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated he heard a 'boom' and experienced a partial power loss when he was about 10 ft above the rwy during the initial takeoff climb. He was about half way down the 3000 foot rwy at this time. He aborted the takeoff and landed. However, he was not able to stop the acft until it had overran the rwy and collided with a ditch about 30 yards beyond the departure end of the rwy. Subsequent exam revealed the eng would operate normal at low RPM but after 20 seconds at takeoff power the fuel mixture would become too rich and a considerable drop in RPM would occur. The carburetor was disassembled and examined but the cause of the power reduction was not noted. Also, the cause of the reported 'boom' was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5045H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265316
- Airframe hours
- 3,954
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Southern Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 11, 1985 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- SFO · Arcadia, LA
- Destination
- DTN · Shreveport, LA
- Airport
- 5F0 · Arcadia, runway 32, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 578 total · 114 in this make and model · 480 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHV, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.