# Incident 19920816042059I: Cessna 175A, St James, MI, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7427° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7427&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6772E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6772E-1995-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 325 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816042059I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING ON GULL ISLAND. OIL SUMP DRAIN PLUG WAS LOOSE. RESULTED IN OIL STARVATION.

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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