- Date
- October 24, 1987, 15:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place
- Titusville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4207FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871024060519A
- Case key
- 32079
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a go-around, at aprx 300 ft, the eng lost power. The plt attempted to return to the arpt, but was unable. The acft descended, collided with trees, bounced off the roof of a house & came to rest against a vehicle in the driveway. Inspection of the carburetor revealed that the fuel chamber well of the discharge tube was blocked by debris.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4207F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46107
- Airframe hours
- 5,409
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carroll G. Aker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 24, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- CTY · Cross City, 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 52 total · 18 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TIX, 7 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.
Other investigations on N4207F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.