# Accident 19920830034009A: Cessna 425, Greenwood, MS, August 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1992, 15:02 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Airport: Greenwood Leflore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5078° N, 90.0870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5078&lon=-90.0870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,719 total, 18 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920830034009A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE LEFT ENGINE. SECURED DIVERTED TO GWO. DISTABILIZED APPROACH. LANDED SHORT. CHIP DETECTOR LEAKED.

## 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 MIA92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA169), Aug 30, 1992: Cessna 425 (N425TV), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN HIS DESCENT RATE RESULTING IN AN UNDERSHOOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CHIP DETECTOR FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL BY THE MANUFACTURER.

## Other reports on N425TV (1)

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

- [Accident 19970317003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317003299A), Mar 17, 1997: Cessna 425 (N425TV), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. New unrigged props installed. No placard. Unaware. Started for test flight unable reverse prop turned into ce 425.

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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