# Accident 19920319006909A: Cessna 172P, Accokeek, MD, March 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1992, 10:17 local time
- Place: Accokeek, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6691° N, 77.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6691&lon=-77.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65737-2013-04-30) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319006909A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO MAKE ILS APPROACH. UNABLE TO INTERCEPT LOCALIZER. APPARENTLY NOT CURRENT IFR.

## 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 BFO92FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA044), Mar 19, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65737), Accokeek, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N65737 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910416018069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416018069I), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna 172P (N65737), Williamsburg, VA. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing at camo Peary. Found crankshaft dowell pin sheared off.

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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