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Cessna 172K N567QL

20 November 2000 · Belcher, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 November 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N567QL was involved in an accident near Belcher, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Belcher, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates
32.4805, -93.7295
Aircraft
Cessna 172K
Registration
N567QL
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Shreveport → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW01LA022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While returning to the airport after practicing maneuvers in the local practice area, the pilot noticed a steady decrease in engine RPM. The student pilot pulled the carburetor heat out, but still noticed a continual decrease in power. After attempts to restart the engine failed, the student pilot executed a forced landing to a muddy field. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The temperature and dewpoint at the time the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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