# Accident 20191024016919A: Cessna 172N, Swea City, IA, October 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2019, 20:30 local time
- Place: Swea City, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.3842° N, 94.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3842&lon=-94.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1443E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1443E-2023-04-24) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 28 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191024016919A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH AFTER AN EMERGENCY APPROACH TO LAND INITIATED BY THE PILOT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.    THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN OIL PRESSURE DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS LOCATED 3-5 FEET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT STATEMENTS RECEIVED REVEALED THAT THE PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE OIL DIPSTICK IN THE ENGINE BEFORE DEPARTURE ON THE CROSS-COUNTRY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT A SMELL OF OIL WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING SEQUENCE.  THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DUE TO OIL STARVATION.

## 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 CEN20LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA014), Oct 25, 2019: Cessna 172 (N1443E), Swea City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to replace the oil filler cap during his preflight inspection, which resulted in oil starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N1443E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120220002789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120220002789I), Feb 20, 2012: Cessna 172N (N1443E), Washington, IA, Minor damage. Upon landing on the runway, the aircraft departed runway for unknown reason and struck a runway light. Pilot reported minor cosmetic damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19830918049359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049359A), Sep 18, 1983: Cessna 172N (N1443E), Carthage, IL, Substantial damage. Gust of wind prolonged glide on landing. Failed to go around. Skidded off departure end of runway into a dtich.

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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