- Date
- July 25, 1985, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lawtey, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8151XCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850725033789A
- Case key
- 31430
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Analysis
The acft had not been flown for two years. During the preflt inspecton, the fuel sumps were drained repeatedly & each time, a quantity of water was observed in the collected fuel sample. Aprx 30 mins after takeoff, the eng failed & a forced landing was executed on a dirt road. During the landing roll, the right wing struck some bushes & acft veered into a roadside ditch & flipped inverted. A post-accident examination of the fuel sys revealed the presence of water & other foreign matter in the sys.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8151X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17248651
- Airframe hours
- 2,685
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Baxter H. Young
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 23J · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- 72J · Keystone Height, FL
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 81 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 23 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.