- Date
- July 10, 1989, 09:17 local (13:17 UTC)
- Place
- Perry, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4427QCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890710021529A
- Case key
- 32455
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Probable cause
Failure of the number three exhaust valve which necessitated a forced landing. The trees were considered to be a contributing factor.
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.
Analysis
The acft was cruising at 3000 ft when the eng lost power. Subsequently, it struck trees during a forced landing, which resulted in substantial damage. An exam of the eng revealed the #3 exhust valve had failed. The eng had been operated 1545 hrs since it was last overhauled in 1977.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4427Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261706
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pringle, George O.
- Registered owner
- George O Pringle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2J9 · Quincy, 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 50 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.