# Incident 19810219016479I: Cessna 172RG, Los Alamitos, CA, February 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos Aaf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7900° N, 118.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ALAMITOS AAF (SLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7900&lon=-118.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4657V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4657V-2018-07-03) (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 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 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/19810219016479I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT; WEAK BATTERY DUE TO LOW WATER LEVEL IN BATTERY.

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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