# Incident 19820726036739I: Cessna 172N, Helena, MT, July 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Townsend
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3312° N, 111.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOWNSEND (8U8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3312&lon=-111.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7352J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7352J-2014-11-17) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726036739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. STARTED BY CHANGING MAG SWITCH. FOUND MAGNETO SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT.

## Other reports on N7352J (2)

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

- [Incident 19930129005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129005419I), Jan 29, 1993: Cessna 172N (N7352J), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Landed long and fast. Departed end of runway. Locked brakes. Blew tire. Struck a chain link fence.
- [Incident 19900627036839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627036839I), Jun 27, 1990: Cessna 172N (N7352J), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Hit parked aircraft. With engine idling pilot moved seat back and was unable to reach brakes as aircraft moved.

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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