- Date
- May 8, 1993, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kapowsin, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9534HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930508012779A
- Case key
- 43017
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Probable cause
An undetermined loss of engine power.
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
At the end of a cross country pleasure flight, the pilot reported that while on final approach for landing, the engine quit. A landing on the runway was not possible; therefore, the pilot initiated an emergency landing to an open field, short of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with the terrain. During the post crash investigation, the engine was prepared for a test run. The engine started immediately and was run for several minutes with no noted mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9534H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266208
- Airframe hours
- 3,520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Galvin Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Jones, Dennis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 28, 1993 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Airport
- Kapowsin, runway 16, 2,500 × ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 52 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.