# Accident 20120710016249A: Cessna 172M, South Wayne, WI, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 12:45 local time
- Place: South Wayne, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5667° N, 90.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5667&lon=-90.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12504-2018-02-15) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,942 total, 950 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA508) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710016249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM KOKOMO, IN (OKK) TO SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN (SGS).  WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,500 FT., THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROLLING SOY BEAN FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH WAYNE, WI.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN12LA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA508), Jul 10, 2012: Cessna 172M (N12504), South Wayne, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Internal engine component failures, which resulted from oil starvation due to debris in the oil system.

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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