# Accident 19920606018489A: Cessna 120, Elk River, MN, June 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elk River, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3294° N, 93.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3294&lon=-93.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 76 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606018489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT. REPORTED SWITCHING TANKS. NO RESTART. ENGINE POST ACCIDENT NORMAL.RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY.

## 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 CHI92LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA163), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 120 (N76028), Elk River, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N76028 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810313010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313010489A), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 120 (N76028), Frost, MN, Substantial damage. Nosed over applying brakes on crosswind wheel landing while tail was still off ground.

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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