Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that after takeoff, at an altitude of 400 to 500 ft above ground level, the engine stopped producing power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a plowed field. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing, empennage, rudder, and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have contributed to a loss of engine power. A sufficient amount of fuel was found in the fuel tanks. Meteorological conditions were not conducive to the production of serious carburetor icing.
The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA367 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 5, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Benton, Kansas
- Nearest airport
- Lloyd Stearman Fld (1K1)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182
- N-number
- N97683
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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