Cessna 172RG N6307R
20 March 2001 · Stanford, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6307R, operated by West Valley Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Stanford, California, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stanford, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.4097, -122.1693
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N6307R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Valley Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palo Alto → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA123
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of company maintenance personnel to properly install and safety wire the oil filter, which subsequently lead to a loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the landing roll out following an emergency landing, the nose landing gear dug into the soft dirt and the airplane nosed over. During cruise, the CFI asked the student if he heard knocking. The student replied that he did hear the knocking. Both pilots saw the oil pressure gage reading zero, simultaneously the knocking increased, and then the engine quit. The external examination of the engine revealed that the bottom of the fuselage, firewall, and the rear of the engine were coated with oil. The inspection further revealed that the oil filter had not been tightened or safety wired to the engine. Review of the engine logbook disclosed that an oil change was completed the day prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172 | Newfane, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 172N | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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