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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1988 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Fairfield Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9769B |
| MSN: | 172RG1023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2474 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Vernon, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Akron, OH (KAKR) |
| Lancaster, OH (I15) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS AND ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL RESTART ATTEMPT. EXAMINATION OF THE OIL COOLER HOSE REVEALED A HOLE CHAFED THROUGH IT AT THE POINT WHERE IT WAS ROUTED UNDER THE CABIN HEAT AIR DUCT HOSE; THIS HOLE ALLOWED THE OIL TO VENT OVERBOARD. THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA209
History of this aircraft
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| 26 April 1998 | N9769B | Atlantic Aero Incorporated | 0 | Greenville, SC | |
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| 14 February 2025 | PT-CAN | Private | 0 | Campo Grande-Sítio Pouso do Aviador Airport, MS (SSAY) |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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