- Date
- November 12, 1987, 15:21 local (23:21 UTC)
- Place
- Jamestown, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7797XCessna 172B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871112081289A
- Case key
- 25903
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - waterFactor
Analysis
During a local sightseeing flight over a lake, the plt reported after circling for some time at a low altitude, the engine lost power. The plt made an emergency landing on the lake where the acft sank. Several days later, the acft was retrieved and the engine and airframe were disassembled. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7797X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17248297
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert J. Segalla
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1987 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 022 · Columbia, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 200 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.