# Accident 19960721019059A: Cessna R172K, Kenai, AK, July 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6603° N, 150.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6603&lon=-150.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 210 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721019059A

## Narrative

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

LOOSING POWER AND OIL PRESSURE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. CRASH LANDED ON GRAVEL BAR. BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. 240HRS ON REBUILT

## 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 ANC96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA103), Jul 21, 1996: Cessna 172XP (N736LB), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to seized piston connecting rod bearings, and subsequent failure of the piston connecting rod cap and fracture of the piston connecting rod. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N736LB (1)

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

- [Incident 19840814075429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814075429I), Aug 14, 1984: Cessna R172K (N736LB), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Hit log on takeoff from rough sandbar. Nose gear separated. Landed without further damage to fuselage.

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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