# Accident 19920707023952A: Cessna 172N, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KN8S
- 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: N6376F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6376F-1992-11-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 300 in this make and model, 240 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/19920707023952A

## Narrative

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

NR1 FOR RUNWAY WAS STRUCK BY N5279R ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 12 THAT FAILED REPORT DOWNWIND FOR SEQUENCE NR4 IN TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5279R, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19920707023951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023951A)

## 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 172N (N6376F), 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 N6376F (1)

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

- [Accident 19830605022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022779A), Jun 5, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6376F), Chuluota, FL, Substantial damage. Landed long due to water on first part of runway. Unable to go around or stop. Ran off into pond. Quarter tailwind.

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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