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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Yucapia, CA · March 15, 1992

Date
March 15, 1992 · 17:30 local
Place
Yucapia, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5417T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA143
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
305 total7 in this make and model10 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.

Engine gradually lost power. Unable to clear canyon. Impacted upslope. Cylinders low compression. Engine over tbo.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE GRADUALLY LOST POWER. UNABLE TO CLEAR CANYON. IMPACTED UPSLOPE. CYLINDERS LOW COMPRESSION. ENGINE OVER TBO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.