Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N9403E

26 September 1991 · Chiloquin, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 September 1991 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N9403E, operated by Leslie E. Jantzer, was involved in an accident near Chiloquin, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Chiloquin, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
42.9998, -121.6306
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N9403E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Leslie E. Jantzer
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grants Pass → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA91LA253

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT ENGINE LOST PWR IN CRUISE FLT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING AND THE ACFT IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN DURING LANDING GRD ROLL. INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE IGN POINTS WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE MAG WOULD NOT PRODUCE SPARK. BOTH MAG POINT CAM FOLLOWERS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 May 1991 Cessna 180
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14 May 1991 Hughes 269B
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8 Jun 1991 Boeing E75
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