Cessna 172 N13226
18 April 1982 · Salem, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1982 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N13226, operated by Kenneth D. Koons, was involved in an accident near Salem, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salem, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Koons (8G8)
- Coordinates
- 40.9000, -80.8491
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N13226
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenneth D. Koons
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salem → Salem
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA124
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AFTER RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER BEFORE LANDING. THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT 35 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. TWO TELEPHONE POLES WERE DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A MALFUNCTION OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLOAT STUCK OPEN AND FLOODED THE ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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