# Accident 20021123030639A: Cessna 172K, Paintsville, KY, November 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Paintsville, KY
- Airport: Prestonburg-Combs Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6506° N, 82.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6506&lon=-82.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7192G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7192G-2008-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123030639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 172, N719G DEPARTED 316 AIRPORT, PAINTSVILLE, KY AT APPROX. 1500 LOCAL TIME ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA023), Nov 23, 2002: Cessna 172K (N7192G), Prestonsburg, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of oil pressure for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a failure of connecting rod end bolts, due to an over temperature condition.

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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