Cessna 172 N20044
28 February 1992 · Manhattan, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1992 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20044, operated by Spicer Aircraft, was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manhattan, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1894, -96.5894
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N20044
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spicer Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Olathe → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH THE LANDING WAS MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN 4.9 HOURS SINCE IT WAS LAST REFUELED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Olympia, Washington, United States | Center O Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Tabooma Flyers Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Thomas Kuehn | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172N | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Cessna 172N | Parkdale, Oregon, United States | Vancouver Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1992 | Cessna 172N | Lake Michigan, Michigan, United States | Battle Creek Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1992 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Ft. Riley, Kansas, United States | Walker Stone Co., Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1992 | Howard DGA-15P | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Clayton Graves | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft K35 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | Crotts Aircraft Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1992 | Cessna 152 | Kechi, Kansas, United States | Sanders, Bill H. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1992 | Cessna 150M | Newton, Kansas, United States | Hesston College Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hanover, Kansas, United States | Kansas Air Center | No injuries | - |