- Date
- July 20, 1984, 10:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Wikieup, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5001ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840720051369A
- Case key
- 24347
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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 acft was serviced with a full load of fuel before the plt took off. About 1 hr after takeoff, the eng lost power as the throttle was advanced to climb over a mtn ridge. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during an emergency landing on rough terrain. No reason was fnd for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5001E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 71689
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martin Aviation
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Mcmullen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1984
- Departed
- VGT · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,980 total · 164 in this make and model · 4,805 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.