Cessna 172 N4275F
25 August 1987 · Baxley, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4275F, operated by Eugene Youmans, was involved in an accident near Baxley, Georgia, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baxley, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.7595, -82.3496
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N4275F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eugene Youmans
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA241
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
DURING A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE STUDENT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. THE STUDENT TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRSTRIP AND ATTEMPTED AN EMGCY LNDG. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT 2000FT PAST THE THRESHOLD AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO COIL WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS CORROSION INSIDE OF THE MAGNETO'S HOUSING. THE LEFT MAGNETO'S INTERNAL POINTS WERE NOT PROPERLY SET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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