# Accident 19910816034709A: Cessna 172P, Sandusky, OH, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4503° N, 82.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4503&lon=-82.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64834, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64834) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034709A

## Narrative

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

LOST RPM INDICATION BELEIVED ENGINE OUT. FAST HIGH APPROACH RAN OFF END RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. TACH CABLE BROKEN.

## 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 NYC91LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA210), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 172N (N64834), Sandusky, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO ZERO DUE TO A BROKEN TACHOMETER CABLE. HE DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N64834 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010619014039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010619014039I), Jun 19, 2001: Cessna 172P (N64834), Dunkirk, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On June 19, 2001 at 1540 local time, N64834, CE-172, was doing touch and goes on runway 24 at Dunkirk airport, Dunkirk, NY. Conditions were VFR with…
- [Incident 19830423021009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423021009I), Apr 23, 1983: Cessna 172P (N64834), Belen, NM, Minor damage. Instructor experienced a rough engine on touch and go landing. Changed a magneto coil. Found a damaged firewall.

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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