# Accident 19920112000399A: Cessna 172N, Show Low, AZ, January 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1992, 08:40 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2301° N, 110.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2301&lon=-110.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1571E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1571E) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 56 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112000399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE IFR. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CARB HEAT BOX HAD SEPARATED FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA089), Jan 12, 1992: Cessna 172N (N1571E), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX ATTACH STRAPS WHICH ALLOWED THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX TO SEPARATE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT MUFF AND RENDERED THE CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE…

## Other reports on N1571E (2)

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

- [Incident 19980531018039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980531018039I), May 31, 1998: Cessna 172N (N1571E), Mosby, MO, Minor damage. Hard landing nose strut bolt sheared allowed strut to collapse
- [Incident 19890521041349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521041349I), May 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N1571E), North Royalton, OH, 1 fatal. Chutist main chute became entangled with another chute. Main chutes were cut away. One did deploy reserve chute.

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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