# Accident 19960922029069A: Cessna 172F, Saint Clair, MN, September 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1996, 11:20 local time
- Place: Saint Clair, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0797° N, 93.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0797&lon=-93.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5373R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5373R-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 287 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922029069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED CIRCLING LOW OVER CROP. STALLED. IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL. CAUSE POWER LOSS TO BE INVESTIGATED. (-23) DURING LOW LEVEL VFR FLIGHT TO INSPECT HIS CROPS, PILOT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY QUIT (WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE "BACKFIRE" AND QUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER). AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT DIMMEL KILLED.

## 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 CHI96FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA348), Sep 22, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5373R), Saint Clair, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of power due to the engine's #2 cylinder exhaust valve stuck open, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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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