Cessna 172P N62218
6 April 1988 · Sauk Center, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1988 at about 16:55 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N62218 was involved in an accident near Sauk Center, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sauk Center, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.7292, -94.9507
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N62218
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Montevideo → Minneapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ENROUTE ON THE LAST LEG OF A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A FROZEN LAKE, EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE LAKE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED 2-3 QUARTS OF WATER IN THE LEFT TANK, AND SMALL AMOUNTS IN THE RIGHT TANK AND FUEL BOWL. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE DID NOT PREFLIGHT AFTER TAKING ON FUEL AT HIS FIRST ENROUTE AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172L | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States | Marcel D. Vaudrin | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Cessna 120 | St Peter, Minnesota, United States | Randell Goebel | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |