ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248289
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 2021 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot Training Center |
| Registration: | N5631E |
| MSN: | 17271906 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15942 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) |
| Boynton Beach, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was performing ground reference maneuvers at 1,000 ft when the flight instructor noticed that the airplane had descended “about 100 ft.' He advised the student pilot to climb the airplane back to the desired altitude, but the airplane did not respond to the student's control inputs. The instructor took control of the airplane and his remedial actions failed to restore engine power, so he performed a forced landing to a dirt road between cultivated fields, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
A detailed examination of the airplane and a successful postaccident engine run failed to reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies. Although atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious icing at glide power, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA144
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5631E
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2021 00:09 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Feb-2021 05:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2021 17:36 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 03-Mar-2021 21:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
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