# NTSB DEN92LA032: Cessna 172, N8242B, Delta, CO, February 9, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 9, 1992, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Delta, CO
- Coordinates: 38.739643, -108.070411 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7396&lon=-108.0704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN92LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18196/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA032

## Probable cause

A COMPLETE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS:  UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Analysis

WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING FROM 7,500 FEET MSL TO 6,000 WHEN A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN REGAINING POWER AND THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOFT STUBBLE FIELD.  DURING LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE PROPELLER AND WINGS WERE DAMAGED BY GROUND CONTACT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering
  - reason for occurrence undetermined
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8242B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242B), registered now, S/N 36042, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36042
- Airframe hours: 2307
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ron J. Shreeves
- Registered owner: Ron J. Shreeves
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 1991, 2 hours before
- Departed: 1V9, DELTA, CO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 409 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MJT, 21 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920209004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209004919A), Feb 9, 1992: Cessna 172, Delta, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit after descent to lower altitude. Crash landed in stubble field. Cause power loss not addressed.

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.

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