Cessna 172K N79025

Summary

On 29 September 1983 at about 22:02 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79025 was involved in an accident near Brundidge, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 September 1983 at 22:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Brundidge, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Brundidge Municipal (60A)

Coordinates

31.7094, -85.8093

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N79025

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ozark → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA384

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 2,000 FT THE PLT SMELLED FUEL FUMES & ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHEN WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF THE ARPT, HE SECURED THE ENG WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL DEADSTICK LANDING. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT HE NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE LOWER ENG COWLING IN THE VICINITY OF THE CARB. THE PLT OPENED AN EXCESS DOOR & FLAMES ERUPTED WITHIN. THE ACFT EVENTUALLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PLT, WHO IS ALOS AN A&P, PERFORMED THE LAST 100 HR INSP IN 4/83 AT WHICH TIME HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS LOOSE AT THE CARB & HAD TO BE TIGHTENED. ON THEDAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED & THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS FOUND NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE CARB INLET FITTING. THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST PIPE WAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE RIGHT SIDE END PLATE OF THE MUFFLER, PROVIDING A POSSIBLESOURCE OF IGNITION FOR ANY FUEL LEAKING IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.