- Date
- June 13, 1992, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8014LCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613019969A
- Case key
- 27646
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Probable cause
The improper engine overhaul performed by the mechanic. Factors relating to this accident were the intake and exhaust valve leaks and the soft terrain.
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 airplane's engine quit while on the downwind leg. The airplane's altitude was insufficient to negotiate the runway and the pilot landed in the adjacent soft terrain. On touchdown, the nose wheel sunk into the soft terrain and the airplane nosed over. The engine was recently overhauled. Examination of the engine disclosed that the nos. 2 & 4 cylinders exhibited no compression. Further examination disclosed that the cylinders valves would not fit their respective valve seats. The valve seats were also bround too deep.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8014L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256214
- Airframe hours
- 2,595
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kellison, Norman L. & Virginia
- Registered owner
- Kellison, Norman L. & Virginia
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1991 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8014L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.