# Incident 19860806059479I: Cessna 172H, Tulare, CA, August 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Mefford
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1566° N, 119.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEFFORD FLD (TLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1566&lon=-119.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2563L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2563L-1995-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806059479I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE DURING CRUISE. ATC DIRECTED TO AIRPORT. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL ON GROUND CHECK.

## Other reports on N2563L (1)

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

- [Incident 19801230084439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230084439I), Dec 30, 1980: Cessna 172H (N2563L), Auberry, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed little high and little east resulting in porpoising.

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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