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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Worthington, MN · February 18, 1996

Date: February 18, 1996 · 13:10 local
Place: Worthington, MN
Airport: Worthington Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N758CQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA093
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360KB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,035 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N758CQRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722992 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power landed on dirt road. Struck road sign. Veered into ditch. Broke connecting rod. ELT battery out of date. (-23) emergency landing on dirt road due to engine failure. Right hand wing struck yield sign at intersection in road on roll out, which caused the aircraft to veer through the ditch and into a field. Three people onboard - no injuries. VFR conditions prevailed. Aircraft was not on a flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER LANDED ON DIRT ROAD. STRUCK ROAD SIGN. VEERED INTO DITCH. BROKE CONNECTING ROD. ELT BATTERY OUT OF DATE. (-23) EMERGENCY LANDING ON DIRT ROAD DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK YIELD SIGN AT INTERSECTION IN ROAD ON ROLL OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER THROUGH THE DITCH AND INTO A FIELD. THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD - NO INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWorthington, MNProgressive failure of the engine, beginning with failure of the left magneto, which resulted in preignition or detonation, a burned hole in the #3 piston, subsequent oil exhaustion, and failure of the #1 and #2 connecting rods.Feb 18, 1996 · Substantial damage