# Accident 19960218005949A: Cessna R172K, Worthington, MN, February 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Worthington, MN
- Airport: Worthington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6199° N, 95.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6199&lon=-95.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758CQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758CQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960218005949A

## Narrative

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

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 ELT BATTERY OUT OF DATE.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.

## 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 CHI96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA093), Feb 18, 1996: Cessna 172 (N758CQ), Worthington, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Progressive 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…

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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