# Accident 19920428011929A: Cessna 172RG, Elbert, CO, April 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1992, 09:20 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QZYS
- Location: 39.2193° N, 104.5290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2193&lon=-104.5290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5282V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282V-1995-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428011929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER IN ROUGH FIELD. BROKEN CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR.

## 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 DEN92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA047), Apr 28, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N5282V), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT LEFT ACCESSORY GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. A FACTOR WAS: LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N5282V (2)

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

- [Incident 19881008065519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008065519I), Oct 8, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N5282V), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Emergency gear up landing due to nose gear doors being stuck closed. Cause not stated.
- [Incident 19821121065759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121065759I), Nov 21, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N5282V), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. Landed on practice manual gear extension with gear handle up, then pushed in circuit breaker. Nose gear retracted.

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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