Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172F N8423U

15 September 1982 · Millry, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 September 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8423U, operated by Thomas H. Hopkins, was involved in an accident near Millry, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Millry, Alabama, United States
Coordinates
31.6192, -88.3105
Aircraft
Cessna 172F
Registration
N8423U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Thomas H. Hopkins
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA275

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING A FERRY FLIGHT AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. HE STATED THAT HE NOTED 4 VIBRATIONS FOLLOWED BY A MISSING IN THE ENGINE. THE RPM DROPPED TO 1200 AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. OCCASIONALLY, BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE HE WAS ABLE TO INCREASE THE RPM ABOVE 1200. EXAMINATION REVEALED A SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT EXHAUST FLAME TUBE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED A POWER LOSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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