Cessna 172 N921JR

Summary

On 19 June 2007 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N921JR, operated by Roger M. Braswell, was involved in an accident near Brinson, Georgia, 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

19 June 2007 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brinson, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Braswell Aviation (NONE)

Coordinates

30.9694, -84.6358

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N921JR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger M. Braswell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brinson → Brinson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL07LA092

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to a blocked carburetor jet.

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

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According to the pilot, about 2 to 3 miles north of the runway, the engine started "sputtering," and experienced a partial loss of power. He made it back to the 2,000-foot-long turf runway, but touched down too fast and overran the runway. The pilot then pulled up to clear an embankment, the airplane stalled about 30 feet above the ground, and impacted a field nose down. Examination of the carburetor revealed that corrosion was present in and around the air and fuel jets, blocking fuel flow through the carburetor jet. Further examination found a large amount of corrosion around the carburetor's drain plug. The airplane's most recent annual inspection was completed 1 month prior to the accident; however, disassembly inspection of the carburetor was not required during an annual inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.