Cessna 172 N8433L

Summary

On 3 June 1984 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8433L was involved in an accident near Orleans, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1984 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orleans, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8433L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chatham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA196

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

SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON THE BEACH. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS APRX 60 DEG F. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FLEX DUCT THAT SUPPLIES HOT AIR TO THE CARBURETOR WHEN CARBURETOR HEAT IS APPLIED HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.