Cessna 172M N73405
23 January 1993 · Baytown, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1993 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73405, operated by Intercoastal Inc., was involved in an accident near Baytown, Texas, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baytown, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Humphrey (HPY)
- Coordinates
- 29.8105, -95.0508
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N73405
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Intercoastal Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD RUN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. GROUND SPEED AT THE TIME OF ABORT WAS 55 TO 60 KNOTS. HE INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE BY APPLYING FULL RUDDER. FOLLOWING THE GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172F | Co. Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172P | Sun City, California, United States | Hiser Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172P | Pembroke, Virginia, United States | Air Chesterfield Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172RG | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Cessna 172 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn E. Murphy | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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