Cessna 172E N888W
27 June 1985 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1985 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N888W was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N888W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA267
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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 PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE HE WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN APPROACH TO MSY AIRPORT, NEW ORLEANS. HE STATED ORALLY THAT HE DID NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL. A SUCCESSFUL TEST RUN WAS MADE WITH ADEQUATE POWER FOR FLIGHT AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172M | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |