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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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