Cessna 172 N7169A
8 August 1987 · Pt. MacKenzie, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1987 at about 20:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7169A, operated by Duane J. Hallman, was involved in an accident near Pt. MacKenzie, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pt. MacKenzie, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.2192, -149.8497
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7169A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Duane J. Hallman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AFTER A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PLANE TO NOSE OVER ON ITS BACK. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BLOCKED OIL SCREEN WHICH CAUSED OIL STARVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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