# Accident 19960623019769A: Cessna 172, Petoskey, MI, June 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Petoskey, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4310° N, 84.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4310&lon=-84.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3823S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623019769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. (-23) ENGINE FAILURE, 1660 HR, SMOH, PUMPING OIL ON WINDSHIELD - ENGINE FAILED. LANDED IN A FIELD.

## 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 CHI96LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA213), Jun 23, 1996: Cessna 172 (N3823S), Conway, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A crack in the intake manifold which led to oil exhaustion and subsequent piston failure. A factor was the soft field.

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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