# Accident 19910926047949A: Cessna 172N, Chiloquin, OR, September 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1991, 09:40 local time
- Place: Chiloquin, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9998° N, 121.6306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9998&lon=-121.6306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9403E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9403E-1994-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,044 total, 877 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926047949A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. IMPACTEDROUGH TERRAIN ON FORCED LANDING. MAGNETO INOP. CAM WORN. LACKED LUBRICATION.

## 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 SEA91LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA253), Sep 26, 1991: Cessna 172N (N9403E), Chiloquin, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## Other reports on N9403E (1)

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

- [Accident 19920426011149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426011149A), Apr 26, 1992: Cessna 172N (N9403E), Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. Reported wind gust lifted wing on landing. Elected to go around to maintain control. Left runway and struck fence.

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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