# Accident 19940621015869A: Cessna 172, Port Angeles, WA, June 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1994, 15:55 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9908° N, 123.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9908&lon=-123.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8025B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8025B-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940621015869A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. CRASHED IN CUT OVER AREA. BURNED. CONNECTING ROD BROKE. WENT THROUGH ENGINE CASE.

## 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 SEA94FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA154), Jun 21, 1994: Cessna 172 (N8025B), Port Angeles, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LACK OF OIL AND CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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