- Date
- August 1, 1973
- Place
- Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78969Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730801030569A
- Case key
- 189020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2780 73/8/1 SEBRING,FLA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N78969 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE PLACID,FLA SEBRING,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- APPLIED CARB HEAT AND CLOSED THROTTLE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY.PLT EXTDD DNWND LEG DUE OTR TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78969
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sebring Air Term
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.