- Date
- February 14, 1984, 18:10 local (Feb 15, 1984, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Chariton, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2502YCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840214004389A
- Case key
- 33632
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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.
Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and was forced to land in a muddy field. The CFI said he examined the fuel in a sightglass after refueling the acft and did not notice any water in the fuel. Later examination of the acft by FAA showed water in the fuel filter and tanks. 4 inches of water was found in the airport storage tank used to fuel the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2502Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249802
- Airframe hours
- 3,015
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman Skinner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1983 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- CNC · Chariton, IA
- Airport
- CNC · Chariton Municipal, runway 17, 2,800 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 917 total · 50 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 17,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 33 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.
Other investigations on N2502Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.