# Accident 20040918025009A: Cessna 172M, Houstonia, MO, September 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2004, 12:32 local time
- Place: Houstonia, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8833° N, 93.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8833&lon=-93.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80237-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918025009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) #4 ROD BUSHING ERODED AWAY, CLEARANCE ALLOWED SHOCK LOADS TO DAMAGE THE PISTON. PISTON FRACTURED, RELEASED WRIST PIN. ROD AND WRIST PIN CYCLED IN CYLINDER WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. PUSHED CYLINDER LOOSE FROM CASE. CASE FRACTURED, LOOSE ROD DAMAGED CASE AND PIECES LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI04LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA283), Sep 18, 2004: Cessna 172M (N80237), Houstonia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the piston end of the connecting rod and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing.

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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