# Incident 19810415032999I: Cessna 172E, Livermore, CA, April 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1981, 17:42 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5479T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5479T-1988-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415032999I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT. PILOT UNABLE TO RESTART. PILOT GLIDED TO WITHIN TWO MILES OF AIRPORT. NO PROBLEMS FOUND

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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