- Date
- April 2, 1986, 17:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Ava, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80751Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860402052829A
- Case key
- 34153
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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 plt reports that the eng began to run rough and lose RPM while the acft was cruising at 2500 ft. he said he attempted emerg proc but the loss of RPM continued and he decided on an off-arpt landing. During the apch to the landing area the eng RPM dropped to 1200 and the plt secured the eng. During the forced landing the acft hit a small tree and a fence post. Exam of the eng revealed a broken exhaust valve in the #1 cyl. Metallurgical exam of the broken valve revealed evidence of a progressive failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80751
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266728
- Airframe hours
- 5,950
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- School Of The Ozarks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 22, 1986 · 94 hours before
- Departed
- PLK · Point Lookout, MO
- Destination
- 73K · Ava, MO
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 191 total · 114 in this make and model · 131 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N80751 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.