Cessna 172F N8203U

Summary

On 20 January 2005 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8203U was involved in an accident near Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 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

20 January 2005 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.4381, -94.8028

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N8203U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tahlequah → Sallisaw

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

DFW05LA067

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing 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

A commercial pilot departed on a cross-country flight. The pilot reported that he was at an altitude of 3,500 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL), at a low cruise power setting, when "the engine began running rough". The pilot stated that he checked the mixture, fuel selector, magneto switch, and then applied carburetor heat. The engine continued to run rough until "it quit," at approximately 600 ft above ground level (AGL). During the forced landing in a field, the airplane impacted a barbed wire fence and hit a small tree. The reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.