Cessna 172K N84385

Summary

On 9 September 1999 at about 02:40 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N84385, operated by Mark Chase, was involved in an accident near Pickrell, Nebraska, 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.

Date

9 September 1999 at 02:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Pickrell, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.3695, -96.7191

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N84385

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark Chase

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beatrice → Crete

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI99LA333

Nobody was injured.

the loose oil dipstick guide tube resulting in loss of oil and the engine failure. The night condition was a contributing factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted terrain during a night forced landing after experiencing a loss of engine power. The pilot also stated that the engine was running so rough that it felt as if it had half a propeller and that he could not read the airspeed indicator or altimeter. He circled twice over an unlit gravel road and then touched down twice on the road before impacting a sign. The pilot stated that he made the landing with 15 degrees of flaps and not full flaps since it took two hands to fly the aircraft because of the vibration. Examination of the engine revealed that the engine oil dipstick guide tube was loose which resulted in a loss of engine oil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.