Cessna 172S N57FH

Summary

On 26 March 2007 at about 22:48 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N57FH, operated by Epic Aviation LLC, was involved in an incident near Moore Haven, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 March 2007 at 22:48

Classification

Incident

Location

Moore Haven, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N57FH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Epic Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Myers → New Smyrna

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07IA067

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to foreign object damage to the oil pump.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Thirty five minutes into the flight, the airplane's engine lost power. A forced landing in an open field was performed. The airplane's underside was covered with engine oil. The engine examination at the manufacturer's facility revealed a section of the thrust washer from the turbocharger axial bearing separated and lodged in the dual-stage-pump. This increased oil pressure and eventually the engine oil supply vented overboard out of the oil breather.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.