# Incident 19921223056259I: Cessna 172RG, Northridge, CA, December 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Northridge, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2283° N, 118.5368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northridge, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2283&lon=-118.5368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6393V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921223056259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE QUIT. EMERGENCY LANDING ON PLAYGROUND.CONNECTING ROD TO NR4 CYLINDER BROKE.

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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