# Accident 19940918028139A: Cessna 170, St Anne, IL, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: St Anne, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0192° N, 87.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0192&lon=-87.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4216V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4216V-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028139A

## Narrative

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

LOUD ENGINE KNOCK AND LOUD BANG. COWLING SEPARATED. HIT POLE LANDING ON ROAD. NR2 CYL HAD FRACTURED. RECENT ANNUAL.

## 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 CHI94LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA332), Sep 18, 1994: Cessna 170 (N4216V), St. Anne, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN INADEQUATELY RECONDITIONED CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N4216V (1)

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

- [Accident 20131008023699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008023699A), Oct 8, 2013: Cessna 170 (N4216V), Ridgely, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was going to conduct touch and goes at Ridgely airpark, MD. He conducted a normal preflight but after takeoff experienced engine failure. Made…

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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