# Incident 19870117006359I: Cessna 172I, Syracuse, NY, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35779) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117006359I

## Narrative

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

LOST ALL ELECTRICAL AFTER CONTACTING ATC FOR A LANDING CLEARANCE. SAFE LANDING. FOUND A LOOSE BATTERY LEAD.

## Other reports on N35779 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740314006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314006409A), Mar 14, 1974: Cessna 172I (N35779), Cortland, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.acft left the rwy in a side skid.

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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