# Incident 19880503020619I: Cessna 172N, Napa, CA, May 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4915D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915D-2008-02-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. FOUND A CRACKED MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK.

## Other reports on N4915D (2)

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

- [Accident 19950717019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717019639A), Jul 17, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4915D), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Exited runway into soft ground. Collapsed nose gear. Damaged wing and firewall.
- [Incident 19930622030669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930622030669I), Jun 22, 1993: Cessna 172N (N4915D), Gerlach, NV, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on crosscountry pleasure flight. Forced landing on road.

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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