Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N5094K

19 October 1986 · Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 October 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5094K, operated by Lloyd Greger, was involved in an accident near Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
40.7906, -78.0505
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N5094K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lloyd Greger
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Johnstown → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC87LA007

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 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 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE CRUISING AT 4500 FEET MSL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN AN OPEN FIELD IN A HEAVILY WOODED MOUNTAINOUS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT, BEING THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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