# Accident 19910322063279A: Cessna 172N, Hagerstown, MD, March 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6298° N, 77.7110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6298&lon=-77.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5241D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5241D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,476 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322063279A

## Narrative

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

POWER REDUCED TO 1500 RPM. LANDING IN A FIELD STRUCK A FENCE. SIX CAM LOBES WERE WORN BELOW SPECIFICATIONS.

## 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 BFO91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA033), Mar 22, 1991: Cessna 172 (N5241D), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: WORN CAMSHAFT LOBES WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N5241D (2)

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

- [Incident 20000416019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416019939I), Apr 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N5241D), San Diego, CA. (-23) [privacy data omitted] a student pilot, was completing a solo flight. Upon landing on runway 28R at Montgomery field, San Diego, CA, a gust of wind…
- [Incident 19950819031219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819031219I), Aug 19, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5241D), Groton - New Lo, CT, Minor damage. Engine problem diverted to wst but landed short. Fuel tanks were empty. Failed to keep track of fuel.

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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