# Accident 20070628015509A: Cessna 172, Oak Grove, MN, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 18:45 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3398° N, 93.2404° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3398&lon=-93.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6267E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6267E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628015509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT VFR WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN OR AIR TRAFFIC INVOLVEMENT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM BACKUS MN (7Y3) TO ST. CLOUD MN (STC) AND BACK, WEATHER WAS GOOD, DEPARTED ST. CLOUD APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM CDT. PILOT LOST POSITION AND WAS OFF COURSE. ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. CARBURETOR ICE WAS ACTIVATED AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. CARBURETOR ICE DEACTIVATED, AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AGAIN, CARBURETOR ICE ACTIVATED WITH NO CHANGE. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 PM CDT PILOT SELECTED FIELD TO LAND IN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN WHEAT FIELD FROM THE SOUTH, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM (OLD FENCE LINE) WHICH REMOVED NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGED RIGHT WING THEN NOSED INTO THE GROUND DAMAGING COWLING AND ENGINE SUPPORT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 30 FEET NORTH OF BERM. ONE PROPELLER BLADE TIP BROKEN ONE BENT BACK. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. WITNESS ON GROUND ALSO HEARD ENGINE SPUTTERING. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN WINGS. UNABLE TO GET FUEL SAMPLE (NOSE DOWN). VISUAL INSPECTION OF CRASH SITE FOUND #3 CYLINDER OF ENGINE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXHAUST LEAK. AIRCRAFT WAS USING AUTO FUEL AND DID HAVE STC TO ALLOW.

## 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 CHI07LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA185), Jun 28, 2007: Cessna 172 (N6267E), Oak Grove, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain.

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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