# Accident 19920802028759A: Cessna 172P, Burbank, CA, August 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1705° N, 118.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1705&lon=-118.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53485, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53485-1994-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 126 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802028759A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TAPPING ENGINE NOISE. LANDED ON RUNWAY BUT RAN OFF END. FOUND STUCK VALVE. OTHER DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 LAX92LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA328), Aug 3, 1992: Cessna 172P (N53485), Burbank, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE BINDING AND OVER TEMPERATURE OF AN EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO THE LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH FACTORY SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS AND BULLETINS REGARDING VALVE STICKING BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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