# Accident 19940323000879A: Cessna 172M, Santa Maria, CA, March 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8209° N, 120.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8209&lon=-120.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13620-1999-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 70 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323000879A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW IN CANYON ENGINE ROUGH THEN QUIT. LANDED IN TREES. MAGNETOS WORN OUT OF TIMING AND NOT APPROVED TYPE.

## 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 LAX94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA173), Mar 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N13620), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND SERVICE OF AN INCORRECT MODEL MAGNETO BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED AIRPLANE EMERGENCY…

## Other reports on N13620 (3)

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

- [Accident 19890902033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033289A), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13620), Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, over controlled, nose gear impacted,folded and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19830309006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309006969A), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 172M (N13620), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Skidded off side of runway on landing. Struck a snowbank and overturned.
- [Incident 19810412024359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412024359I), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 172M (N13620), Leadville, CO, Minor damage. During touch and go landing pilot made a hard landing, broke nose gear fork. Made go-around and landed.

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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