# Accident 19920918037769A: Cessna 172I, Victoria, TX, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46084-1997-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037769A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. CRASHED. PRIOR ENGINE FIRE REPAIR INCOMPLETE. PLUGGED HOSE.PRESSURE BLEW SEAL

## 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 FTW92LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA225), Sep 18, 1992: Cessna 172I (N46084), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: BLOCKED ENGINE ASSEMBLY BREATHER TUBE AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH KNOWN MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES. FACTORS WERE OIL ON WINDSHEILD AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN..

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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