Cessna 172F N5647R

Summary

On 3 October 1987 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5647R, operated by Allen Sykes, was involved in an accident near Grand Bay, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 1987 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Bay, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Cutts Field

Coordinates

30.4706, -88.3407

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N5647R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Allen Sykes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bayou la Batre → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA002

2 people 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 ENGINE LOST PWR SHORTLY AFTER T/O. THE ENGINE REGAINED PWR AS THE PLT WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A FORCED LDG IN A FIELD. HE ABORTED THE LDG ATTEMPT AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST PWR AGAIN. THE PLT STRETCHED HIS GLIDE TO AVOID IMPACTING TREES, AND INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED REMAINED TO FLARE THE ACFT PRIOR TO LDG IN ANOTHER FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE LT FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED 'EMPTY' AND THE RT TANK GAUGE INDICATED '1/4' FULL AFTER THE ENGINE INITIALLY LOST PWR. HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL SLECTOR WAS IN THE 'BOTH' POSITION AT THE TIME. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT BY ANOTHER PLT REVEALED THAT THE LT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THAT THE RT TANK CONTAINED ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.