Cessna 172F accident near Brookville, IN
On July 24, 2006, a Cessna 172F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brookville, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2006
- Place
- Brookville, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.667°N, 85.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060804X01089
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2006, about 1720 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172F, N8829U, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain near Brookville, Indiana. The local personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Lewis Airfield, near Milan, Indiana, about 1630. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controller received a radio transmission from an airplane in reference to a distress call of another airplane in a forced landing near a lake. Civil Air Patrol and law enforcement were notified and they engaged in search and rescue operations on July 24, 2006. The airplane was found about 1340 on July 25, 2006, in a wooded section near Brookville, Indiana. A witness, who lived about 1/2 mile from the accident site, saw a plane fly over his farm property about 1730. He stated: Was working on Ford tractor, when a small plane went over top, sound like it was missing out, then I hear tree tops being cut off, but there was kids playing with firework, we drop everything and went looking for the plane that was down, but we could not find it. PERSONNEL INFORMATION FAA records indicated that the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for single-engine land airplanes. FAA records showed that the pilot applied for a third-class medical certificate that was issued on July 11, 2006. The medical certificate was issued with a limitation for corrective
Probable cause
The in-flight loss of engine power during cruise flight due to restricted fuel flow and the inadequate preflight the pilot performed. An additional cause was the trees.
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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.
