Cessna T-41B (R-172E) N65104

Summary

On 26 March 1983 at about 14:11 local time, a Cessna T-41B (R-172E) registered N65104, operated by Fort Wainwright Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Healy, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 March 1983 at 14:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Healy, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.6792, -150.0310

Aircraft

Cessna T-41B (R-172E)

Registration

N65104

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fort Wainwright Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Wainwright → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA059

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 4000 FT MSL, THE ENG POWER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE, THEN THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A BANGING NOISE, ROUGH ENG OPERATION & A DECLINE IN POWER OUTPUT. HE HAD TURNED TO LAND INTO THE WIND WHEN THE ENG POWER INCREASED & STABILIZED. THEREFORE HE TURNED DOWNWIND TO ATTEMPT TO REACH A HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ENG STOPPED COMPLETELY & HE WAS COMMITTED TO LAND DOWNWIND & DOWNHILL. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE #4 EXHAUST PUSHROD, PN 630393, HAD FAILED. REPORTEDLY, THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 35 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.