Cessna 172I N8485L

Summary

On 8 July 1987 at about 01:44 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N8485L was involved in an accident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 July 1987 at 01:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Baton Rouge (BTR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172I

Registration

N8485L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW87LA164

1 person had minor injuries.

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 RPRTD THAT AFTER TAKING OFF TO PRACTICE TOUCH & GO LNDGS, THE ENG LOST PWR. HE ATMTD TO MAKE A FORCED LNDG ON THE ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. WHILE LNDG SHORT OF THE RWY, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE & THE ARPT SECURITY FENCE. MAINTENANCE HAD JUST BEEN PERFORMED ON THE ACFT. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE 'BULB' HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE OIL FILTER. SUBSEQUENTLY, OIL WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD & THE ENG SEIZED DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.