# Incident 19850331017779I: Cessna 320D, San Diego, CA, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N372J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331017779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTED INCREASE IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CYLINDER CRACKED FROM VALVE SEAT TO SPARK PLUG BOSS

## Other reports on N372J (1)

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

- [Incident 20200510007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200510007449I), May 10, 2020: Cessna 320D (N372J), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. During rollout, the pilot applied brakes and the right main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft right wing contacted the ground and the aircraft departed the…

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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