- Date
- January 13, 1977
- Place
- Caribu, ME · CARIBU, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7138QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157023
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0212 77/1/13 CARIBU,ME CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N7138Q PX- 0 1 2 DUAL AGE 30, 1353 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 80 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARIBOU DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANGOR,ME CARIBU,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- DURING LDG APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS STUDENT PLT ADD POWER TO MAKE R/W,NO RESPONSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7138Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caribou
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Other investigations on N7138Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHomer, AKAn in-flight collision with a bird.NTSB ANC05LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHomer, AKThe fracture of the airplane's nose gear scissor during landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a nose down. A factor associated with the accident was the loss of nosewheel steering control.