# Accident 19930423010459A: Cessna 172N, Needles, CA, April 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1993, 08:15 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7798° N, 114.5903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7798&lon=-114.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6292D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6292D-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423010459A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING AIRPORT ENGINE RAN ROUGH, BACKFIRED AND SEIZED. NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY. MAGNETOS IN POOR CONDITION.

## 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 LAX93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA183), Apr 23, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6292D), Needles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power due to the failure of the magneto in the ignition system. The magneto failure resulted from the operator's lack of voluntary compliance with the manufacturers suggested…

## Other reports on N6292D (1)

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

- [Incident 19820729070349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729070349I), Jul 29, 1982: Cessna 172N (N6292D), Delaware, OH, Minor damage. Right side control column jammed in full forward position during a stall recovery. Nylon bearing slipped guide.

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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