Cessna 172 N8544U
9 February 1984 · Crown Point, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1984 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8544U was involved in an accident near Crown Point, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crown Point, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hobart (3HO)
- Coordinates
- 41.4205, -87.3491
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8544U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hobart → Lafayett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA105
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT SAID THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNINGROUGH WHILE CRUISING AT 5000 FT MSL BEFORE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NOTHINGWAS WRONG MECHANICALLY ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED A&P MECHANIC WHO DID THE INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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