# Incident 19860627040999I: Cessna 172N, Ruston, LA, June 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5338° N, 92.6352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruston, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5338&lon=-92.6352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734CG-2017-06-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627040999I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND LOSS OF POWER. FOUND CYLINDER VALVE STEM BROKEN.

## Other reports on N734CG (2)

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

- [Accident 19950709024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709024629A), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 172N (N734CG), Stormville, NY, Substantial damage. Reported normal landing nose gear bent rearward by pot hole in runway. Large cracks and weeds on runway.
- [Incident 19920928043969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920928043969I), Sep 28, 1992: Cessna 172N (N734CG), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Left landing gear folded back and collapsed on rollout. Veered off runway. Bolt had sheared on landing.

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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