Cessna 172 N6267E

Summary

On 28 June 2007 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6267E, operated by Air D Inc., was involved in an accident near Oak Grove, Minnesota, 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.

Date

28 June 2007 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Grove, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.3398, -93.2404

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6267E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air D Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Cloud → Backus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07LA185

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted trees and terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during a student solo instructional flight. The student pilot stated that he had flown for approximately 30 minutes when he lost his position. He began a descent in order to read the name of a town on a water tower when the engine began "vibrating." He then applied carburetor heat and richened the mixture, and the engine "got normal" for a few seconds. He saw that his altitude was now 2,200 feet so he turned the carburetor heat off and the engine began vibrating again accompanied by a loss in engine speed. He reapplied carburetor heat, but there was no significant change. The airplane was now at 1,800-1,900 feet and the airplane was vibrating and "slowly" losing engine speed. He then performed a landing on a field instead of a road and impacted trees. He stated that he had "very little" power to clear the trees. Examination of the engine revealed evidence of exhaust gas emanating from a hole that was located above the last fin on the upper portion of the cylinder barrel and penetrated into the 11 o'clock valve cover screw. The serviceable tag associated with the cylinder assembly was dated March 19, 2004, identified the manufacturer as Superior.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.