# Accident 19920601017341A: Cessna 172N, Brookeville, MD, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 11:47 local time
- Place: Brookeville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JBLA
- Location: 39.1709° N, 77.0494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1709&lon=-77.0494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738YV-1992-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017341A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TRYING TO POSITION BEHIND COMPANY N4445R STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON RIGHT SIDE. LOST WING SECTION AND SPUN IN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4445R, Cessna R182: [Accident 19920601017342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017342A)

## 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 NYC92FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA093), Jun 1, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738YV), Brookeville, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PIC/CFI) IN THE CESSNA 172, HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS IN THE…

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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