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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 1987 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9202T |
| MSN: | 50702 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 50702 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Church Hill, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Port Gibson, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT HIT A DIRT BANK, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT EACH TANK CONTAINED APRX 2 QUARTS OF WATER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA88LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 2021 | N9202T | Private | 0 | Deming Municipal Airport (DMN/KDMN), NM | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 13:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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