# Accident 19920719055279A: Cessna 120, Reserve, LA, July 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Reserve, LA
- Airport: St John The Baptist Parish
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0592° N, 90.6403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0592&lon=-90.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89970-1996-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 54 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719055279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACT WITH ROUGH TERRAIN LANDING. ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED A BROKEN VALVE. CRACKED NR1 PISTON.

## 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 FTW92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA181), Jul 19, 1992: Cessna 120 (N89970), Reserve, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE VALVE FAILURE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE 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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