Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N5255R

13 October 1986 · Van Buren, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 October 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N5255R, operated by Jerry Drake, was involved in an accident near Van Buren, Maine, 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 00:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Van Buren, Maine, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N5255R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jerry Drake
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Caribou → Caribou
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC87DNC02

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

WHILE CLIMBING FROM 1000 FT. THE PILOT OF A C-172 EXPERICED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 1500 FT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRIKING SMALL TREES AND BRUSH. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT DOWEL PIN WAS SHEARED AND THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR BOLT AND LOCK PLATE WERE MISSING AND HAD PROBABLY NOT BEEN INSTALLED AT LAST OVERHAUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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