- Date
- December 16, 1978
- Place
- Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N855XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3646 78/12/16 JOHNS ISLAND,SC CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1140 N855X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 65, 10100 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA. JOHNS ISLAND,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N855X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johns Island