# Accident 19941222048769A: Cessna 172C, Laurel, MD, December 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0892° N, 76.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0892&lon=-76.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1620Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620Y-1998-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 78 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941222048769A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AFTER DEPARTING. TURNED BACK. ENGINE SURGING. DESCENDED INTO TREES. WATER AND ICE IN FUEL.

## 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 BFO95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA022), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 172C (N1620Y), Laurel, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel.

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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