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Cessna 172P N53700

29 August 1986 · Grayslake, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 August 1986 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N53700 was involved in an accident near Grayslake, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Grayslake, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Campbell (C81)
Coordinates
42.3399, -88.0291
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N53700
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wheeling → Friendship
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86FA215

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

DRG CRUISE FLT, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENG POWER (DECREASING TO 1900 RPM). THE PLT INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON RWY 27, BUT OVERRAN THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE ACFT CONTD BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY & SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER IN A CORN FIELD, WEST OF THE ARPT. AN INSPN OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED UNIDENTIFIABLE FOREIGN MATTER IN THE MAIN METERING JET WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO OPERATE AT FULL POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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