# Accident 19920707023951A: Cessna 172M, St Paul, MN, July 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1992, 16:48 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9510° N, 93.0899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9510&lon=-93.0899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279R-1993-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,226 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023951A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO REPORT FOR LANDING SEQUENCE. REPORTED BASE 12 PRIOR COLLISION WITH N6376F ON FINAL NR1 FOR LANDING 14.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6376F, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19920707023952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023952A)

## 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 CHI92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA201), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172M (N5279R), St Paul, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND FAILURE OF THE RELIEVING CONTROLLERS TO USE THE RADAR DISPLAY TO…

## Other reports on N5279R (1)

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

- [Incident 19910706032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706032259I), Jul 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N5279R), Starbuck, MN, Minor damage. Engine failed on final approach. Unable to make runway. Landed short. Conditions of carburator ice existed.

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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