Cessna 182 N759VG

Summary

On 29 November 2014 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N759VG, operated by Danny Hall, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut, 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

29 November 2014 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

41.6894, -72.8647

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N759VG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Danny Hall

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plainville → Hartford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA063

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of engine power during climb after takeoff for a reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a personal flight. He reported that, while the airplane was climbing after takeoff, he noticed that the engine began running roughly, and it then lost power. The pilot attempted to regain full power by using the carburetor heat but was unsuccessful, so he decided to conduct a forced landing, during which the airplane impacted a chain link fence. Postaccident examination of the engine and airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and fuel was found in the fuel system. Although weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing during cruise flight, the airplane was operating at takeoff power at the time of the power loss.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.