Cessna 172N N1925F

Summary

On 14 August 1988 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1925F, operated by Reis, Harvey, was involved in an accident near Montgomery, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 1988 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1925F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Reis, Harvey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cincinnati → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI88LA210

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

WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE NIGHT FLIGHT, IN NORMAL CRUISE CONFIGURATION, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE DARKNESS RESTRICTED HIS VISION AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EXIT RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL, NOSED OVER, AND SKIDDED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GUARD RAIL. EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.