# Accident 19920916037829A: Cessna 172N, Havre De Grace, MD, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 20:24 local time
- Place: Havre De Grace, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5396° N, 76.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5396&lon=-76.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7396E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7396E-1996-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916037829A

## Narrative

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

LOST RPM AND ROUGH ENGINE. PULLED ON CARBURETOR HEAD SLIGHTLY. POWERED UP THEN QUIT. FAILED TO USE FULL CARB HEAT.

## 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 BFO92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA142), Sep 17, 1992: Cessna 172N (N7396E), Havre De Grace, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE THE EXISTENCE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR…

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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