- Date
- November 29, 1987, 12:52 local (17:52 UTC)
- Place
- New Port Richey, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62083Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871129082829A
- Case key
- 32098
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,exhaust - fouledCause
Maintenance,annual inspection - inadequateFactor
Forced landing
Loss of control - in flight
Emergency procedure - disregardedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot experienced an engine failure due to a heavily coked #4 cylinder exhaust valve while on climb out at 500 ft AGL. He attempted a turn back to the airport and stalled in the turn and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62083
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275208
- Airframe hours
- 14,205
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Yuda, Moshe
- Registered owner
- Eagle Flightcenter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1987 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- X41
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona Beach, 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 22 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.