- Date
- September 30, 1988, 23:00 local (Oct 1, 1988, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3943SCessna 172E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880930042679A
- Case key
- 34648
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in normal cruise flt, the plt declared an emergency. He stated the eng had failed & that he thought it had 'thrown a rod.' Subsequently, the acft was extensively damaged drg an emerg landing in a wooded area. An investigation revealed the #6 connecting rod assembly had failed from lack of lubrication. The oil filler cap was not in place; although it was still attached to the chain. The plt had stopped in jonesboro, Arkansas, where the acft was svcd with fuel & one quart of oil. The plt stated that after the acft was svcd with oil, he observed the line attendant replace the oil cap. His med cert was dated 4/3/86.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3943S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251143
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Zarimba, Joseph
- Registered owner
- Joseph Zarimba
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
- Destination
- FSM · Fort Smith, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,091 total · 4,959 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRO, 15 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 N3943S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.