- Date
- September 27, 1972
- Place
- Ft.Leavenwth, KS · FT.LEAVENWTH, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6048Cessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2834 72/9/27 FT.LEAVENWTH,KANS CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1602 N6048 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN ARMY AF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LEAVENWORTH,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT USED BOOSTER PUMP IN PATTERN.PILOT HANDBOOK RECOMMENDS PUMP NOT BE USED WITH ENG RUNNING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6048
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sherman Army Af
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