# Incident 19870326027069I: Cessna 172N, San Jose, CA, March 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739ZL) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326027069I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE DEVELOPED ROUGHNESS ON TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE STUDENT DELAYED ABORT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N739ZL (1)

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

- [Incident 19930513023691I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513023691I), May 13, 1993: Cessna 172N (N739ZL), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. While taxiing from runup area to departure runway pilots right wing struck N734NU left wing waiting to depart.

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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