Cessna 172N N13SK

Summary

On 16 July 2014 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N13SK, operated by Hopkins Jack E, was involved in an accident near Rockville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were 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

16 July 2014 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockville, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

39.7612, -87.2269

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N13SK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Hopkins Jack E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockville → Rockville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA374

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the dual magneto system. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance of the duel magneto system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the engine experienced a partial loss of power while the airplane was in cruise flight. After the pilot unsuccessfully attempted to restore engine power, he made a forced landing to a cornfield. Postaccident examination of the dual magneto system revealed that the four screws designed to hold the magneto points in their operational positions were loose, which caused both magneto points to remain in the closed position as the center cam was rotated and likely resulted in the partial loss of engine power. Airplane maintenance records indicated that the airplane had been flown 8 hours since its last annual inspection about 5 1/2 months before the accident. No further information about the maintenance was available.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.