MIA70F0122

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fajardo, PR · August 18, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1969
Place
Fajardo, PR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8415UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163336

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3618  69/8/18    FAJARDO,PR          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 6377
        TIME - 1730                    N8415U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3152 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAJARDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULEBRA,PR                  SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8415U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fajardo