- Date
- November 28, 1985, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomsburg, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7506GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851128077439A
- Case key
- 30272
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on an IFR flt en route to allegheny county arpt at 6000 ft when an electrical failure occurred. The plt executed a precautionary landing in a muddy fld. The nose wheel caught in mud and the acft nosed over. Examination of the electrical system revealed that the alternator system failed due internal structure wear which shorted out the alternator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7506G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259206
- Airframe hours
- 5,734
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Circle W Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 22, 1985 · 198 hours before
- Departed
- AVP · Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Destination
- AGC · Pittsburgh, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 555 total · 314 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.