# Accident 19920613019949A: Cessna 172P, Ladysmith, WI, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ladysmith, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4608° N, 91.0891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4608&lon=-91.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52142-1994-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613019949A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AND FUEL LOW. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. OVERSHOT,BEGAN GO AROUND AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA173), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 172P (N52142), Ladysmith, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE ATTEMPTED ABORT OF THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N52142 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851002053859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851002053859A), Oct 2, 1985: Cessna 172P (N52142), Crivitz, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during crosswind landing. Struck runway light during go around. Flew to another airport.

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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