# Incident 19871204076289I: Cessna 172N, Franklin, TN, December 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9251° N, 86.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9251&lon=-86.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204076289I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 12 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE.

## Other reports on N738XF (1)

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

- [Incident 19920912050769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912050769I), Sep 12, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738XF), Fayetteville, TN, Minor damage. Electrical failure in flight. Attempted to land at Fayetteville. Unable to make field. Landed in corn field.

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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