NYC80IA077

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 172 · Rochester, NY · August 27, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1980
Place
Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N75845Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800827065709I
Case key
129368

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0022  80/8/27  NR.ROCHESTER,NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N75845              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 9100 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCHESTER,NY                 JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO 1 EXHAUST ROCKER ARM FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N75845
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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