- Date
- February 9, 1991, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Herington, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N758MLCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910209003919A
- Case key
- 15009
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to failure of a connecting rod bolt. A factor related to the accident was: the soft, unsuitable terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that while in cruise flight, the engine failed. An emergency landing was made on a soft, farm pasture. During the roll-out, the aircraft nosed over. A post-accident investigation revealed a failed rod cap bolt on the #5 connecting rod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758ML
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1723204
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lyons Flying Club
- Departed
- LYO · Lyons, KS
- Destination
- LWC · Lawrence, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 155 total · 88 in this make and model · 155 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.