- Date
- March 15, 1973
- Place
- Daleville, AL · DALEVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8721UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730315005189A
- Case key
- 170544
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1055 73/3/15 DALEVILLE,ALA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 230 TIME - 1825 N8721U PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRNS AAF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TITUSVILLE,FLA ANDALUSIA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INFLT,PLT AWARE OF LOW FUEL STATE.APCH TO CAIRNS THOUGHT DOTHAN,GOARND ENG QUIT.HIWAY LDG,HIT SIGN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8721U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cairns Aaf
N8721URegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N8721U · 1
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