# Accident 19930916034919A: Cessna 172P, Fieldon, IL, September 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fieldon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0991° N, 90.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0991&lon=-90.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52502-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034919A

## Narrative

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

LOSING POWER EN ROUTE. ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO A FIELD. ENGINE HAD BROKEN CONNECTING ROD AND WORN PISTON PIN.

## 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 CHI93LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA364), Sep 16, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52502), Fieldon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE (DETERIORATION) OF THE #1 PISTON PIN PLUG, WHICH RESULTED IN CONTAMINATION OF THE LUBRICATING SYSTEM AND FAILURE OF THE #3 CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N52502 (1)

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

- [Accident 19981127032431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127032431A), Nov 27, 1998: Cessna 172P (N52502), Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. Acft was on final and landed on top of N80357. (.19) on November 27, 1998, at 1201 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N52502, piloted by a private pilot,…

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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