# Incident 19871231078959I: Cessna 172N, Bakersfield, CA, December 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1987, 00:10 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5228J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228J-1992-02-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 600 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231078959I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. FOUND AN EXHAUST VALVE STUCK.

## Other reports on N5228J (1)

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

- [Incident 19891121058939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121058939I), Nov 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5228J), Lorain - Elyria, OH, Minor damage. Windshield failed and broke in two. Pieces entered cockpit. Diverted and landed.

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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