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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Pittsburgh, PA · August 10, 1987

Date
August 10, 1987 · 14:30 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Allegheny County
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9494L
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,365 total292 in this make and model184 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a practice approach the engine would produce only partial power. Safe airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PRACTICE APPROACH THE ENGINE WOULD PRODUCE ONLY PARTIAL POWER. SAFE AIRPORT LANDING.