Cessna 172N N737KL
1 June 1990 · Northwood, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1990 at about 00:54 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737KL was involved in an accident near Northwood, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northwood, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6093, -83.4805
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N737KL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sault Ste Marie → Toledo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90LA143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER OVER A POPULATED AREA WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WITHIN ABOUT 5 MILES OF HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, FLYING OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD, TOUCHING DOWN NOSE FIRST, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF USABLE FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKAGE/SPILLAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172I | Isabel, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 172N | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172M | Three Forks, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Stokesdale, North Carolina, United States | Martely, James | No injuries | - |
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