Cessna 172D N2315U

Summary

On 28 January 1996 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2315U was involved in an accident near Rineyville, Kentucky, 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.

Date

28 January 1996 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rineyville, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.7493, -85.9594

Aircraft

Cessna 172D

Registration

N2315U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vine Grove → Elizabethtown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO96LA041

Nobody was injured.

the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that after he levelled the airplane off at his selected cruise altitude (2000 ft. MSL), the engine lost power. His attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. During the ensuing forced landing, the student pilot chose to '...Turn the aircraft right approximately 40 degrees due to [the] upsloping terrain,' to avoid a residential structure in the aircraft's path, The aircraft struck a carport approximately 300 feet from the initial touchdown point. Postaccident investigation of the engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.