Cessna 172L N7716G

Summary

On 21 October 2023 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7716G was involved in an accident near Richmond, Virginia, United States. 3 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

21 October 2023 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Hanover County Municipal Airpo (OFP)

Coordinates

37.7089, -77.4366

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7716G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA016

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to a restriction of fuel flow as a result of a fractured float bracket in the carburetor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the flight was intended to review maneuvers. On the return to their home airport, the engine lost power. The instructor performed an emergency landing in a field where the airplane’s right wing sustained substantial damage when it struck a tree. The postaccident examination of the engine revealed that a float bracket within the carburetor fractured due to cyclic fatigue. This failure would have resulted in a restriction of fuel flow, and the loss of engine power described by the flight instructor. The fracture originated at the bracket’s interior edge with no other anomalies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.