- Date
- November 12, 1978
- Place
- Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N79894Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781112039799A
- Case key
- 138036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4261 78/11/12 DECATUR,AL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N79894 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DECATUR,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79894
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pryor Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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