# NTSB MIA78FKJ75: Cessna 172, N1479V, Orrville, AL, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Orrville, AL · ORRVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.3068° N, 87.2454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orrville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3068&lon=-87.2454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2804  78/8/16  NR.ORRVILLE,AL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 300
        TIME - 1700                    N1479V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELMA,AL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- B NUT FROM OIL COOLER HOSE AT ENGINE CONNECTION IMPROPERLY TORQUED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1479V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479V-2014-08-11), registration cancelled 2014-08-11, S/N 17263613, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Z

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780816031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816031459A), Aug 16, 1978: Cessna 172M, Orrville, AL, Substantial damage. B nut from oil cooler hose at engine connection improperly torque

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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