# Accident 19780923028929A: Cessna 172M, Islip, NY, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Islip, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9892Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9892Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 61 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923028929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH SLICK MAGNETOES FAILED. LH P/N 4001,S/N 704125. RH P/N 4050,060080.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ22), Sep 23, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9892Q), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9892Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900121001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121001009A), Jan 21, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9892Q), Goliad, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine en route. Made precautionary landing on ranch road. Wing struck a tree. Conditions good for carb ice.
- [Accident 19851019052799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052799A), Oct 19, 1985: Cessna 172M (N9892Q), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed on golf course where aircraft flipped over. Water in gascolator and carburetor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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