# Accident 19920913039129A: Cessna 172N, Geneseo, IL, September 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1992, 13:57 local time
- Place: Geneseo, IL
- Airport: Gen-Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4406° N, 90.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4406&lon=-90.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738KX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738KX-2009-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913039129A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE PRIOR FLIGHT. P LEAD TIED OFF ON LEFT MAG. ADVISED GO ON ONE MAG. ROUGH AGAIN. P LEAD LOOSE RIGHT MAG.

## 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 CHI92LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA277), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738KX), Geneseo, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFFICIENCY IN THE EQUIPMENT.

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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