# Incident 19800414050709I: Cessna R172E, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1980, 13:38 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6289R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6289R-2007-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 70 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/19800414050709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N6289R (2)

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

- [Incident 19920915044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915044569I), Sep 15, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N6289R), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up, possible nose gear door malfuntion.
- [Incident 19911104058319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911104058319I), Nov 4, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N6289R), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student prematurely retracted the landing gear after adding power for takeoff. Nose gear collapsed.

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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