- Date
- April 11, 1984, 02:05 local (07:05 UTC)
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30217Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840411009279A
- Case key
- 31116
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Analysis
The acft experienced complete loss of eng power while making an ILS app to rwy 36. A forced land was made into the treesfive mi south of the airport. Post crash investigation revealed no fuel in either fuel tank or any of he fuel drains. A subsequent eng test proved normal operation at eng RPM available due to impact damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30217
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264126
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Philip R. Speake
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1984
- Departed
- PNS · Pensacola, FL
- Destination
- TLH · Tallahassee, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TLH · Tallahassee Mun, runway 36, 6,070 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,725 total · 2,108 in this make and model · 5,390 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.