- Date
- October 2, 1975
- Place
- Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7943XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751002032359A
- Case key
- 150745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2897 75/10/2 MANKATO,KS CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 146 TIME - 1820 N7943X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINA KS MANKATO,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG MIXTURE SET SLOW IDLE.PLT DID NOT CLEAR ENG ON IDLE LETDOWN.HIT FENCE SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7943X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mankato
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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