- Date
- March 2, 1987, 08:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Malden, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20362Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870302010939A
- Case key
- 34344
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softCause
Analysis
The acft was being used on training flt when the eng failed. During the forced landing in a muddy field, the acft flipped forward to an inverted position. Post accident inspection revealed the eng failed due to a connecting rod bolt failure on the number two connecting rod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20362
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261224
- Airframe hours
- 4,810
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hal Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hal Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- 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
- 1,347 total · 558 in this make and model · 1,138 as pilot in command · 182 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.