- Date
- May 11, 1973
- Place
- Algona, IA · ALGONA, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20028Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730511015709A
- Case key
- 173548
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1697 73/5/11 ALGONA,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 155 TIME - 0850 N20028 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALGONA MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WIS EMMETSBURG,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INFLT 2HR 50MIN FUEL EX FOR UNDTMND REASONS.LNDD ON RD,FRONT SEAT PAX ACDNTLY STEPPED ON R BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20028
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Algona Mun
FAA reports on this event · 1
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