# Incident 19840909053799I: Cessna 172P, Ypsilanti, MI, September 9, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1984, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Detroit Willow Ru
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2444° N, 83.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ypsilanti, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2444&lon=-83.6212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64686, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64686) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909053799I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WAS ABLE TO DESCEND IN MARGINAL VFR FOR LANDING. GENERATOR DRIVE BELT WAS SLIPPING.

## Other reports on N64686 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870628052599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628052599I), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 172P (N64686), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Encountered wake turbulence on landing, propeller struck the runway.

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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