# Incident 19850423025259I: Cessna 172N, Gilgo, NY, April 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1985, 18:14 local time
- Place: Gilgo, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6362° N, 73.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilgo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6362&lon=-73.3838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4662G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4662G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 325 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850423025259I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE PRECEEDED BEACH LANDING. NO DAMAGE. ROCKER ARM RETAINING STUD NR 4 EXHAUST LOOSE.

## Other reports on N4662G (2)

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

- [Incident 19840202010019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840202010019I), Feb 2, 1984: Cessna 172N (N4662G), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on the landing roll. Left the runway and traveled 315 feet thru deep snow and a marker.
- [Accident 19820912045239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912045239A), Sep 12, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4662G), Spring Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Ran off the departure end of the runway and overturned.

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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