- Date
- September 23, 1978
- Place
- Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9892QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780923028929A
- Case key
- 139363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3571 78/9/23 ISLIP,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 102 TIME - 1315 N9892Q PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH SLICK MAGNETOES FAILED. LH P/N 4001,S/N 704125. RH P/N 4050,S/N5060080.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9892Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N9892Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW90LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoliad, TXThe pilot in command's failure to identify and correct for carburetor icing conditions which existed at the time of the accident and precipitated the precautionary landing.NTSB FTW86FRA01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHouston, TXThe acft made a forced landing on a golf course and nosed over after the engine quit during takeoff. Post accident investigation revealed that the gascolator was full of water and the carburetor contained 25 percent water. No other discrepancies in equipment…