# Accident 19951126038569A: Cessna 172N, Stevens Point, WI, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995, 12:58 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Stevens Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5407° N, 89.5610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5407&lon=-89.5610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6293F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6293F-2000-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126038569A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED ICING. ENCOUNTERED. VOR APPROACH BUT MISSED. DESCENDED. SAW AIPPORT, HAD TO CIRCLE. ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES. (-23) THE PILOT REQUESTED THE VOR 30 SIAP AT STE DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE REACHED MDA HE SAW A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS AND A ROAD BELOW IT SO HE DESCENDED THROUGH THE HOLE. HE SAID HE HAD ACCUMULATED 3/4 IN OF ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT 300' TO 400' AGL. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HE IMPACTED THE TREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PASSENGER'S STATEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF THE PILOT. ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT INDICATE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI96LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA039), Nov 26, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6293F), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: flying into known icing conditions and descending below the minimum descent altitude.

## Other reports on N6293F (2)

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

- [Incident 19880908051649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908051649I), Sep 8, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6293F), Superior, WI, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Bounced and broke nose strut fork and damaged propeller.
- [Incident 19880211002299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211002299I), Feb 11, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6293F), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot taxied behind a 747 holding for taxi clearance. Jet blast caused wing tip and propeller to strike ground.

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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