# Accident 19920728027949A: Cessna 175, Wasilla, AK, July 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9304B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9304B-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 35 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728027949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED. ON LANDING STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE.CRANKSHAFT BROKE. CAUSED BY SLUDGE PLUG DISLODGED BLOCKED OIL FLOW.

## 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 ANC92LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA113), Jul 28, 1992: Cessna 175 (N9304B), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO AN OIL PASSAGE HOLE BEING BLOCKED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N9304B (1)

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

- [Accident 19950724049629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724049629A), Jul 24, 1995: Cessna 175 (N9304B), Silvercliff, CO, Destroyed. (-16) On July 24, 1995, N9304B impacted the ground near Silvercliff, Colorado. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and passenger received serious…

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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