# Accident 19921227051729A: Cessna R172E, Ramah, CO, December 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1992, 14:40 local time
- Place: Ramah, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1208° N, 104.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1208&lon=-104.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3196F-2014-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921227051729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BROKE A CONNECTING ROD DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. NOSED OVER LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD.

## 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 DEN93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA018), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna 172E (N3196F), Ramah, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR WAS: A FORCED LANDING ONTO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3196F (1)

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

- [Accident 20120227002119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120227002119A), Feb 27, 2012: Cessna R172E (N3196F), Watkins, CO, Substantial damage. On 2/27/2012 at appx 1152 local at kftg airport, on taxiway a at A7, a Cessna 172E, N3196F, sustained substantial damage when it became inverted, and came to…

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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