# Accident 19880410062129A: Cessna R172K, Walla Walla, WA, April 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1988, 11:10 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1105° N, 118.3006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1105&lon=-118.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736KG-2011-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410062129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD AND OIL PUMP FAILURE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED DURING FORCED LANDING IN SOFT FIELD.

## 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 SEA88LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA071), Apr 10, 1988: Cessna 172XP (N736KG), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage

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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