Fayetteville Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28306
Saturday, July 4, 1987 19:06 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING APPROACH THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST FOR A NORMAL APPROACH. HE REDUCED POWER AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND INCREASED THE DESCENT RATE TO ATTEMPT THE LANDING. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND ARREST THE INCREASING DESCENT RATE THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AFTER THE LACK OF RESPONSE. THE CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT SERIOUS ICE BUILD UP COULD BE EXPECTED. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/4/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1906
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City FAYETTEVILLE
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 28306
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FAY
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 190
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1915 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 220
Weather Observation Facility ID FAY
Elevation of weather observation facility 190
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 23
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 220
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 1800
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1208
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 6 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 800
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34389
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:34PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1162F
NTSB Number ATL87LA197
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172G
Aircraft Series Identifier 172G
Aircraft Serial Number 17254757
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 6 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 3982
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Yes
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WILLIAM H BUTTRILL
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1616 MEETING HOUSE LANE
Aircraft Owner City ANNAPOLIS
Aircraft Owner State MD
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 21401
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name W. H. BUTTRILL
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 1616 MEETING HOUSE LANE
Operator City ANNAPOLIS
Operator State MD
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 21401
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code W29
Departure City CHESTER
Departure State MD
Departure Country
Departure Time 1530
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 7204
Runway Width 195
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --