# Incident 19800329040339I: Cessna 172N, Seal Beach, CA, March 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1980, 11:58 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329040339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REDUCED POWER IN FLIGHT, UNABLE TO REGAIN CRUISE RPM. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N738PP (1)

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

- [Accident 20010313017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313017269A), Mar 13, 2001: Cessna 172N (N738PP), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was practicing short field landings. At 65 knots and with full flaps, the aircraft touched down on runway 21, rolled about 200-300',…

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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