# Accident 19920711042999A: Cessna 172L, Delta, UT, July 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1992, 11:19 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2896° N, 112.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2896&lon=-112.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9871G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9871G-2001-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 43 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711042999A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. HEADED FOR AIRPORT BUT HAD TO LAND DOWNWIND. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END. NR4 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE BROKEN.

## 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 SEA92LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA149), Jul 11, 1992: Cessna 172L (N9871G), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN INTAKE VALVE AND THE POORLY EXECUTED FORCED LANDING.

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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