# Accident 19880406008249A: Cessna 172P, Sauk Center, MN, April 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1988, 11:55 local time
- Place: Sauk Center, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7292° N, 94.9507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7292&lon=-94.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 30 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406008249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE.CRASH LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN FUEL AND A FUEL CAP NOT SECURED

## 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 CHI88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA095), Apr 6, 1988: Cessna 172P (N62218), Sauk Center, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N62218 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010530016299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530016299I), May 30, 2001: Cessna 172P (N62218), South St Paul, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on supervised solo, calm wind, conducting touch and go landings. Pilot leveled high over runway, pitched over and encountered ground strike of…
- [Incident 19910405038229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405038229I), Apr 5, 1991: Cessna 172P (N62218), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Propeller was bent.

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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