Cessna 172N accident near Lincoln, TX
On July 11, 1998, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lincoln, TX. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 1998
- Place
- Lincoln, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.311°N, 96.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10555
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 1998, at 1247 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N5632E, owned and operated by W. J. Bonefas Co., Inc., of Manvel, Texas, was destroyed during a forced landing, following a loss of engine power near Lincoln, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The private pilot and the two passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated from the Wolfe Air Park Airport, Manvel, Texas, earlier in the day and proceeded to the Lampasas Airport near Lampasas, Texas, to drop off a passenger. The aircraft was fueled with 32.7 gallons of 100 octane low lead aviation fuel prior to departing the Lampasas Airport. The aircraft departed Lampasas sometime between 1100 and 1130. Witnesses observed the airplane maneuvering at a "low" altitude with black smoke coming from the engine. During landing toward the southwest on State Highway 21, at the intersection of Farm Road 1624, the airplane went under the power lines which span State Highway 21 striking the lower wire, and continued under the flashing traffic signal lights which also span State Highway 21. The airplane's right wing tip impacted a stop sign. The airplane touched down and bounced, veered to the right, and then impacted the Walch Store's gasoline pumps. The airplane exploded into flames and was consumed by the post crash fire. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's flight logbook was not located, therefore, his last biennial flight review and total flight time could no
Probable cause
The #3 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm fulcrum retaining stud backing out of its stud-tapped hole due to the improper tapping of the stud hole by unknown maintenance personnel. Contributing factors were the transmission wire, sign and gasoline pump.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
