Cessna 172 N80751
2 April 1986 · Ava, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1986 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N80751, operated by School of the Ozarks, was involved in an accident near Ava, Missouri, United States. 3 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 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ava, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.9501, -92.6609
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N80751
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- School of the Ozarks
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Point Lookout → Ava
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PLT REPORTS THAT THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE RPM WHILE THE ACFT WAS CRUISING AT 2500 FT. HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED EMERG PROC BUT THE LOSS OF RPM CONTINUED AND HE DECIDED ON AN OFF-ARPT LANDING. DURING THE APCH TO THE LANDING AREA THE ENG RPM DROPPED TO 1200 AND THE PLT SECURED THE ENG. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE ACFT HIT A SMALL TREE AND A FENCE POST. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE IN THE #1 CYL. METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE BROKEN VALVE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1986 | Saab-Fairchild SF340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172N | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Lawrence Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Ernest L. Sturgeon | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | M. E. Tumbleson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Roger Billings | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |