Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW85LA267

NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA

Aircraft #1

N888W

CESSNA 172E

Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE HE WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN APPROACH TO MSY AIRPORT, NEW ORLEANS. HE STATED ORALLY THAT HE DID NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL. A SUCCESSFUL TEST RUN WAS MADE WITH ADEQUATE POWER FOR FLIGHT AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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