Accident · 1995-02-17

NTSB case FTW95LA117 · CESSNA 172RG · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-02-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (N5096U)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MENAGERIE ENTERPRISES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MENAGERIE ENTERPRISES

Probable cause

THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR DUE TO THE LOOSENING OF THE GEAR RETAINING BOLT AND THE SUBSEQUENT FRACTURE OF THE GEAR ALIGNMENT DOWEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

Source: NTSB case FTW95LA117

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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