Cessna 172RG N6363R

Summary

On 22 May 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6363R, operated by Alabama Aviation & Technical, was involved in an accident near Ozark, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1987 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ozark, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Blackwell (71J)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N6363R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alabama Aviation & Technical

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA145

1 person had minor injuries.

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 INST PLT INDICATED THAT DURING AIRWORK PROCEDURES PRACTICE IN THE LCL AREA, THE RIGHT WING SEEMED TO BE HEAVY. HE INDICATED THAT HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH TO RIGHT TANK. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES, THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR LDG. THE STUDENT PERFORMED A BEFORE LDG CK AND WHILE ON FINAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS BELOW THE DESIRED FLIGHT PATH. AN ATTEMPT TO ADD PWR WAS MADE WITH NO RESPONSE. A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OF THE APT. THE STUDENT HAD MOVED THE FUEL SEL TO THE BOTH POSITION DURING THE PRE LDG CK. THE SELECTOR WAS BINDING WHEN MOVED FM THE RIGHT TANK POSITION TOWARD LEFT AND BOTH. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE STUDENT PLT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE USE OF THE TANK SELECTOR DETENTS AT VARIOUS SELECTOR POSITIONS. THE FUEL SELECTOR REPORTEDLY WAS NOT MOVED DURING THE ATTEMPTED RESTART PROCEDURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.