- Date
- November 14, 1971
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84034Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164552
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2840 71/11/14 SPOKANE,WASH CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 354 TIME - 1240 N84034 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 43 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LND IN FLD. HIT PARTIALLY BURIED 10 INCH IRRIGATION PIPE WITH NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84034
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N84034Registration cancelled Jul 3, 2021 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N84034 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX06CA136Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWickenburg, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB SEA00LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurns, ORThe separation of a portion of one propeller blade as a result of a fatigue crack that initiated at the site of foreign object damage to the blade.