Cessna 172S N426SJ
19 June 2013 · Clearwater, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2013 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N426SJ, operated by Cams Flight Inc, was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl (PIE)
- Coordinates
- 27.9014, -82.6678
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N426SJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cams Flight Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clearwater → Clearwater
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13LA291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because neither postaccident visual examinations nor test runs of the engine revealed any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoff and landings. While on the final leg of the traffic pattern for a second landing, the pilot realized that the airspeed was slow and added engine power. The engine did not respond, and, it subsequently experienced a total loss of power. After attempting to restart the engine, the pilot configured the airplane for its best glide speed and chose to land in the grass short of the runway. The airplane touched down in the grass and traveled over the airport perimeter road before coming to rest. Fuel samples obtained from the airplane immediately following the accident revealed no evidence of contamination. Neither postaccident visual examinations nor test runs of the engine revealed any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172G | Reading, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Noble Airventure | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172P | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 172N | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Knox Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | BTG Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Feb 2013 | Cessna T337C | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-46-500TP | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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