# Incident 19871108072949I: Cessna 172N, Farmingdale, NY, November 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1987, 09:40 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739WZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739WZ) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 12 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871108072949I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE CAUSED PILOT TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARKING LOT. NO DAMAGE ON LANDING. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING.

## Other reports on N739WZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19830803072249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803072249I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 172N (N739WZ), Matawan, NJ, Minor damage. Landed long and fast. Unable to stop. Ran off the end of the runway.

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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