Cessna 172L N7841G

Summary

On 7 July 1985 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7841G, operated by James R.hodge, was involved in an accident near Akron, 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.

Date

7 July 1985 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7841G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James R.hodge

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norfolk → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA282

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT CONTACTED TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CEMETERY FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR WHILE ON FINAL APCH AT AKRON FULTON ARPT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, 10 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED TO THE ACFT AND THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN STARTED. AN A&P MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ACFT AND REPORTED THE GROUND FOR THE TRANSFER PUMP FROM THE REAR AUX TANK TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE PUMP WAS INOP. ALSO, THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGE FOR THE AUX TANK WAS INOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.