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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Sandstone, MN · February 29, 1992

Date
February 29, 1992 · 14:00 local
Place
Sandstone, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N78642
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low oil pressure. Engine lost power. Forced landing on highway. NR3 connecting rod bearing had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE LOST POWER. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. NR3 CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD FAILED.