Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N2007Y

21 August 1987 · Burns, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 21 August 1987 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2007Y was involved in an accident near Burns, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Burns, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
43.5891, -118.8902
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N2007Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Independence → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA87LA173

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 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

A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. DURING FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL COMING FROM WORN THREADS AND A WORN O RING TO THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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