# Incident 19880507020989I: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737TZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737TZ) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507020989I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND THE HOBBS SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N737TZ (2)

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

- [Incident 19910619031609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619031609I), Jun 19, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737TZ), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot practicing night takeoff and landings thought he was on high speed taxiway. Ran off runway into taxiway sign.
- [Incident 19870420022479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420022479I), Apr 20, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737TZ), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Leaned out door after engine start knee hit throttle. Pilot fell out. Aircraft ran into several parked aircraft.

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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