Cessna 172P N52601

Summary

On 21 June 1986 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N52601, operated by Kenneth R. Jordan, was involved in an accident near Salisbury, North Carolina, 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

21 June 1986 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rowan County (RUQ)

Coordinates

35.6597, -80.4809

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N52601

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth R. Jordan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86LA180

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 PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT SHORTLY AFTER T/0 AT ABOUT 500-700 FT AGL. HE CHECKED THE MIXTURE, CARB HEAT AND MAGS BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. A 180 TURN WAS MADE BACK TO THE ARPT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE LET THE AIRSPEED BUILD UP EXCESSIVELY DURING THE DESCENT AND THAT THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY END DURING THE LDG. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED IN THE ACFT FUEL SUPPLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.