- Date
- January 28, 1971
- Place
- Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4346WCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0168 71/1/28 WILMINGTON,NC CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1025 N4346W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER COUNT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,NC WILMINGTON,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MIXTURE CTL MISTAKEN FOR CARB HEAT CTL. LND IN PLOWED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4346W
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Hanover Count
N4346WRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine 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.
Other investigations on N4346W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA87LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCaribbean SeaThe plt became disoriented while flying from saint lucia to saint vincent after he incorrectly selected the wrong station when navigating using the adf. He contacted ATC who advised him to climb & was advised that the flt was aprx 20 miles west of saint…NTSB FTW68F0045Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWashington, OK