# Accident 19930906033059A: Cessna 172G, Avalon, CA, September 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1993, 14:24 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3802° N, 118.4510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3802&lon=-118.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4143L-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 63 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906033059A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE,SMOKE, POWER LOSS. DITCHED IN AVALON BAY.FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING RODS. RECENT CYLINDER O RING SEALS.

## 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 LAX93LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA345), Sep 6, 1993: Cessna 172G (N4143L), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the oil starvation related failure of the number 1 and 2 connecting rods due to improper torque of the crankcase through bolts at the number 2 cylinder, which allowed fretting of the bearing surfaces…

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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