Cessna 172P N7883U
6 September 1999 · Buchanan, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1999 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N7883U was involved in an accident near Buchanan, Georgia, United States. 3 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 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buchanan, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7999, -85.1801
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N7883U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Villa Rica → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL99LA125
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice during glide and cruise, and rough and uneven terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to show the airplane to two prospective buyers. According to the pilot, several minutes into the flight the engine lost power. Attempts to restart the engine failed. During the attempted forced landing, the pilot maneuvered the airplane to avoid a collision with utility lines; the airplane subsequently collided with the ground, and rested adjacent to a fence inside a pasture. The post-accident examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the carburetor assembly was broken from the normally installed position. During the subsequent examination of the engine assembly, raw fuel was observed on several spark plugs, and the several cylinders displayed dark residue inside the combustion chambers. During the functional check, the engine operated normally up to 2000 RPM. A review of weather data and icing probability charts, at the approximate time of the accident disclosed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 172M | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Marvin E. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172 | Centre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Oct 1999 | Cessna 152 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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