ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170511
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2014 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Sohail Air Ventures |
| Registration: | N612SP |
| MSN: | 172S8594 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1959 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West of Big Bear City Airport (L35), Big Bear City, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corona, CA (AJO) |
| Big Bear, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight during daytime visual meteorological conditions over mountainous terrain. He reported that, about 30 minutes into the flight, the engine began to lose power. The airplane descended into a box canyon, and the pilot then attempted to maneuver the airplane to initiate a 180-degree turn out of the canyon toward lower terrain. The airplane continued to descend, and the stall warning horn sounded, so the pilot decided to land in trees.
First responders reported that the wing fuel tanks were breached and that fuel had drained out through holes in the wings. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2014 06:58 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Oct-2014 12:44 | Planefan | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Oct-2014 21:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Aug-2017 19:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2017 19:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase] |
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