# Accident 20030906023039A: Cessna 172RG, Spirit Lake, ID, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 13:46 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0064° N, 116.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0064&lon=-116.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6368R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6368R-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (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 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906023039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTION CROSS COUNTRY AT 5500 MSL FROM SPOKANE FELTS FIELD (SFF) TO SANDPOINT, IDAHO (S86) JUST NORTH OF SPIRIT LAKE, ID WHEN THE PILOT AND STUDENT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND IMMEDIATELY SAW OIL ON THE WINDSCREEN. THEY SMELLED SMOKE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A FENCE COMING SO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR, CAUGHT THE TOP WIRE OF THE FENCE AND LANDED ACROSS A ROAD IN A PLOWED SECTION OF THE PASTURE. BOTH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT REMAINED CALM AND COMPLETED THIS EMERGENCY LANDING SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INJURY.

## 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 SEA03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA187), Sep 6, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N6368R), Blanchard, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine oil as a result of the inadequate installation of the idler gear shaft set screw and the lack of a safety wire on the hex head (oil) plug. A contributing factor was the rough and…

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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