# Incident 19811120085109I: Cessna 172N, Pahokee, FL, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5589E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5589E-2015-08-26) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 320 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/19811120085109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS. GOOD EMERGENCY LANDING. NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD WAS BROKEN, PISTON DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N5589E (1)

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

- [Accident 20140607008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607008249A), Jun 7, 2014: Cessna 172N (N5589E), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. N5589E, a Cessna aircraft model CE-172N returning from a part 91 sight seeing flight, experienced a severe wind shift while on final approach to runway 25 at…

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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