- Date
- August 9, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cordell, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2730UCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809038589A
- Case key
- 22071
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was practicing maneuvers at 1200 feet AGL, when the engine began to run rough. He applied the carburetor heat and had a large power reduction. He then turned off the carburetor heat and had a total loss of power at approximately 800 feet AGL. The pilot began an emergency descent and the aircraft collided with a power line at approximately 30 feet AGL. This caused the nose of the aircraft to drop and yaw left. The aircraft slid about 40 to 50 feet on landing severing the nose gear and bending the right wing. No evidence of any mechanical failure or malfunction was found. The carburetor icing probability chart indicates serious icing conditions existed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2730U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250330
- Airframe hours
- 3,065
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kevin O 'Halloran
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 25, 1986 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- F36 · Cordell, OK
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
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,857 total · 719 in this make and model · 1,727 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 107° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 70 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.