# Incident 19800425046239I: Cessna 172N, Ocean Grove, NJ, April 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ocean Grove, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2118° N, 74.0069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Grove, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-74.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737KH-2014-12-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 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/19800425046239I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE IFR, CAUSED BY A BREAK IN THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WIRE. DESCENDED TO VFR OVER OCEAN.

## Other reports on N737KH (1)

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

- [Incident 19920730035829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730035829I), Jul 30, 1992: Cessna 172N (N737KH), Denver, CO. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off and back onto runway.

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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