# Accident 19880523016519A: Cessna 172N, Big Bear City, CA, May 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 116.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-116.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5083D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5083D-2013-09-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523016519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK BUT FORCED TO DITCH IN BIG BEAR LAKE. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA201), May 24, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5083D), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5083D (1)

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

- [Incident 19861004071209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004071209I), Oct 4, 1986: Cessna 172N (N5083D), Fallbrook, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing caused minor damage.

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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