# Incident 19880403020869I: Cessna 172M, New York, NY, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 20:03 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5213R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5213R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403020869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. ERRATIC FUEL FLOW. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N5213R (1)

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

- [Incident 19961006043729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006043729I), Oct 6, 1996: Cessna 172M (N5213R), Teterboro, NJ. Failed monitor radio in frequency congestion. Ignored advice not to cross river. Caused traffic conflict.

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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