- Date
- April 25, 1984, 16:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- 5n 0lin, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5010RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840425014429A
- Case key
- 33672
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While cruising at 3,000 ft MSL the eng ran rough. The flt noticed zero oil pressure. As he turned toward a bean field the eng failed. The acft collided with a ditch & nosed over. The eng was disassembled & an estimated 3-4 qts of oil were in the eng case. The #1 & #2 connecting rods were found broken. The #4 piston exhibited evidence of being subjectedto extremely high temperatures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5010R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263251
- Airframe hours
- 1,262
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Communicator 6 Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1984 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- MIC · Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- DVN · Davenport, IA
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 467 total · 38 in this make and model · 381 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 17 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 27 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.