- Date
- October 28, 1978
- Place
- Huron, CA · HURON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N734TECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781028033329A
- Case key
- 147485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3018 78/10/28 HURON,CA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 165 TIME - 1505 N734TE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CA HURON,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BENT PUSH ROD & EXHAUST PUSH ROD HOUSING BROKEN ON #3 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734TE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coalinga,Ca
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N734TE · 1
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