- Date
- May 17, 1982, 13:38 local (20:38 UTC)
- Place
- Crows Landing, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7444XCessna 172B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820517016369A
- Case key
- 70377
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After climbing to 3000 ft the engine began to lose power, the pilot pumped the throttle and the engine power became erratic. The pilot attempted to land at a naval air station but was forced to land in a plowed field when the engine lost all power. The aircraft crossed an irrigation ditch and came to rest inverted. Examination of the aircraft's enginerevealed no preimpact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7444X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17247944
- Airframe hours
- 4,790
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elliott E. Crable
- Registered owner
- Elliott E. Crable
- Departed
- 029 · Patterson, CA
- Destination
- Visalia, CA
- Airport
- Crows Landing Nas, runway 35
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 229 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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