# Accident 19921108045809A: Cessna 172, Aurora, MO, November 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, MO
- Airport: Aurora Memorial Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9598° N, 93.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9598&lon=-93.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5889A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5889A-1996-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108045809A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED. HIT NOSE FIRST. FLIPPED OVER. FUEL SELECTOR OFF POSITION.

## 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 CHI93LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA027), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5889A), Aurora, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE, A SWITCHED OFF FUEL SELECTOR AND FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N5889A (1)

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

- [Incident 19891028055699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028055699I), Oct 28, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5889A), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Made a hard landing on a short field approach. Pilot stated he lost lift due to loss of headwind.

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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