- Date
- February 5, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marienville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGCGPCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30595
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The Cessna 172 experienced a total loss of power while cruising at 4000 ft on an IFR flight plan. The pilot made a landing on a road and clipped a road sign after touchdown, the aircraft swerved into a ditch and received susbtantial damage. The two occupants were not injured. Examination of the aircraft engine showed extensive metal contamination and a failed connecting rod on the number 4 cylinder. In addition the camshaft and lifters showed extensive wear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGCGP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266960
- Airframe hours
- 3,312
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Thompson
- Registered owner
- Fred Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 31, 1986 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- Brampton, CA
- Destination
- EKN · Elkins, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,108 total · 304 in this make and model · 891 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg