MIA75FLG18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · Greenville, SC · November 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1974
Place
Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N71036Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143109

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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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3-3644  74/11/11 NR.GREENVILLE,SC      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 180
        TIME - 0952                    N71036              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSONVILLE,NC          GREENVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HR METER OIL PRESSURE SWITCH DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED CAUSING OIL STARVATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N71036
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenville Dwn Tn