Cessna 172K N84623

Summary

On 10 April 2004 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N84623, operated by Dawn M. Whaley, was involved in an accident near Bogalusa, Louisiana, 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

10 April 2004 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

George R Carr Memorial Air Fld (BXA)

Coordinates

30.8136, -89.8644

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N84623

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dawn M. Whaley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Bogalusa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04CA106

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 716-hour pilot reported the cross-country flight was uneventful. After establishing a wide base leg for the runway, carburetor heat was applied, and engine power was reduced. During the descent, "power was added several times to prevent spark plug fouling." After a normal touch-and-go landing, the pilot noted all the engine instruments "in the green," and proceeded to take off. At an altitude of approximately 300 feet agl, the pilot noticed a "large drop of rpm," and the airplane was unable to hold altitude. The pilot "pushed the nose over and landed straight ahead." The reason for the loss of engine power was undetermined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.