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Cessna 172M N1441U

20 October 1983 · Ocala, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 20 October 1983 at about 17:49 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1441U was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:49
Classification
Accident
Location
Ocala, Florida, United States
Coordinates
29.6498, -82.4196
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N1441U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Palm Beach → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA84LA013

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

WHILE THE PLT WAS DESCENDING NEAR HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT TREES, A POWER LINE & A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG & AN EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 84 & 69 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARB ICING COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT GLIDE POWER; HOWEVER, CARB ICING WAS NOT VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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