# Accident 20100213027259A: Cessna 172N, Genoa City, WI, February 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2010, 20:30 local time
- Place: Genoa City, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5578° N, 88.3156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5578&lon=-88.3156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,599 total, 1,167 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100213027259A

## Narrative

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

N24CV WAS CRUISING AT 3500' MSL WHEN IT'S PROPELLER SEIZED.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY CORNFIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE FORCED LANDING.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  AFTER AN ENGINE TEARDOWN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLTS SECURING THE CONNECTING ROD WERE NOT TORQUED PROPERLY.

## 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 CEN10LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA123), Feb 14, 2010: Cessna 172N (N24CV), Genoa City, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the bolts that held in place the connecting rods to the engine's No. 3 and No. 4 cylinders as a result of the engine overhaul facility's improper…

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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