# Incident 19870524029439I: Cessna 172N, Sacramento, CA, May 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1987
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5129° N, 121.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5129&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6196D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6196D) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524029439I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AIRPORT WITHOUT DAMAGE AFTER POWER LOSS AT CRUISE. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE SLIPPED. STOPPING FUEL FLOW

## Other reports on N6196D (1)

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

- [Incident 20230824014449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230824014449I), Aug 24, 2023: Cessna 172N (N6196D), Shelbyville, IN, No damage. On August 24, 2023, a flight instructor and a student pilot planned on a flight under 14 CFR § 61. The flight instructor stated the plan for the flight was to…

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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