# Incident 19830521035059I: Cessna 172M, San Jose, CA, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 15:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9737V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9737V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 11 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521035059I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. RESTARTED. ENGINE RPM DECREASED. TOP SPARKPLUG CENTER ELECTRODE AND INSULATOR HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N9737V (2)

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

- [Incident 20140510006519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140510006519I), May 10, 2014: Cessna 172M (N9737V), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Reported flat tire on left main tire on taxiway echo. Towed to parking.
- [Incident 20130925022739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130925022739I), Sep 25, 2013: Cessna 172M (N9737V), El Centro, CA, No damage. Private pilot/instrument rated airman [privacy data omitted] filed an IFR flight plan from las-myf. Based on a standard duats briefing and an updated…

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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