Cessna 172S N235GW

Summary

On 2 August 2011 at about 03:05 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N235GW, operated by Leading Edge Aviation, was involved in an accident near Syracuse, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 2011 at 03:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Syracuse, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.1086, -112.0711

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N235GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Ogden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR11LA362

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the maintenance technicians who installed the engine to properly tighten the fuel injection servo to a spider supply line, which caused a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

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The pilot reported that during cruise flight, the engine started running rough and began losing power. The pilot manipulated the throttle and mixture controls, but the engine continued losing power. All engine power was lost on approach during the forced landing to an alfalfa field, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. The engine had received a factory major overhaul and was installed in the airplane about 14 operational hours before the accident. Since installation, it had not received any maintenance. Postaccident examination of the engine found that the B-nut fitting on the fuel supply hose that goes from the fuel injection servo to the distribution spider was loose, which caused a fuel starvation-induced loss of engine power. No other mechanical malfunctions or failures were identified that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.