- Date
- June 19, 1971
- Place
- Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8147LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3984 71/6/19 SELBYVILLE,DEL CESSNA 172H CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N8147L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 3551 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN SKYWAYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGSTON,NC PORTLAND,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 12000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 170 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PARTIAL PWR AVBL USING CARB HEAT.ENG QUIT DRG ATMTD GO-ARND AFTR OVRSHOOTNG PWR-OFF APCH.PWR LINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8147L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Skyways
N8147LRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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.