# Accident 19860110000489A: Cessna 172N, San Jose, CA, January 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1986, 17:35 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3303° N, 121.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3303&lon=-121.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733ZF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733ZF-2013-05-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 7 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860110000489A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA088), Jan 11, 1986: Cessna 172N (N733ZF), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N733ZF (1)

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

- [Incident 19851015060399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851015060399I), Oct 15, 1985: Cessna 172N (N733ZF), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Engine ran rough and oil pressure dropped to zero. Rod cap and bolts broken on number 3 cylinder.

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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