# Accident 20120725016709A: Cessna 172M, San Juan, PR, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 14:18 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4553° N, 66.1047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4553&lon=-66.1047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73115-2013-05-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA484) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725016709A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ENROUTE FROM (TJAB) ARECIBO AIRPORT, TO (TJIG) ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE BROKE AND IS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT IN A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT CRASH INTO THE SAN JUAN BAY IN APPROXIMATELY 30-40 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ERA12FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA484), Jul 25, 2012: Cessna 172M (N73115), San Juan, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper lubrication of the right direct aileron control cable and failure to detect the severe corrosion of the cable during a maintenance inspection, which resulted in the…

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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