# Accident 19920626025629A: Cessna 172, Mckinnon, WY, June 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1992, 09:50 local time
- Place: Mckinnon, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0198° N, 109.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0198&lon=-109.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6089A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6089A-1994-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626025629A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. CLIPPED TREES AND NOSED UP LANDING. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 SEA92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA137), Jun 26, 1992: Cessna 172 (N6089A), Mckinnon, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: WATER IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WHICH WAS NOT PURGED AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TREES, A FENCE AND THE UNEVEN TERRAIN…

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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