# Accident 19890210002549A: Cessna R172K, Saratoga Spring, NY, February 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0007° N, 73.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0007&lon=-73.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758PW-1992-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210002549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. CONNECTING ROD BROKEN. HAD PRIOR OIL PRESSURE LOSS.

## 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 NYC89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA082), Feb 10, 1989: Cessna R172K (N758PW), Ballston Spa, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING(S), AND FAILURE OF THE #1 CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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