# Incident 19810907072479I: Cessna 172N, Buckhannon, WV, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Buckhannon, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9927° N, 80.2282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhannon, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9927&lon=-80.2282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PE-2014-11-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 100 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907072479I

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR FAILED, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE.

## Other reports on N739PE (2)

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

- [Accident 19881006046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006046049A), Oct 6, 1988: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Landed short. Idler gear teeth broke off. Lost timing camshaft to crankshaft. Over stressed.
- [Incident 19830204007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204007449I), Feb 4, 1983: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Circleville, OH, Minor damage. Sudden windshift tipped airplane up on a wing on a unscheduled landing made due to snow showers enroute.

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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