# Accident 19890622020589A: Cessna 172E, Sauk Rapids, MN, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 18:10 local time
- Place: Sauk Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5892° N, 94.1604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5892&lon=-94.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3814S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3814S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 17 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622020589A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE. NOSED UP IN SOFT FIELD. ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. OIL CAP NOT FASTENED.

## 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 MKC89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA143), Jun 22, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3814S), Sauk Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE OIL CAP WHEN HE SERVICED THE AIRCRAFT AND OIL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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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