# Incident 19871218077189I: Cessna 172N, Shirley, NY, December 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1987, 18:10 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6394D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394D-1990-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871218077189I

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. LANDED SHORT OF 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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