# Accident 19920816031419A: Cessna R172K, Pocatello, ID, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Pocatello Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GAYV
- Location: 42.8603° N, 112.6294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8603&lon=-112.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736PS-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,171 total, 100 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED TOO LATE TO LAND ON RUNWAY. NOSED OVER IN DITCH. REPORTED LOST FUEL PRESSURE.

## 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 SEA92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA180), Aug 17, 1992: Cessna R172K (N736PS), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: AN IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION DELAY.

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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