# Incident 19880704044079I: Cessna 172P, Dialton, OH, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Dialton, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0273° N, 83.9405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dialton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0273&lon=-83.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65303-2011-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 51 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704044079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND PIC MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. VALVE GUIDE LOOSE IN CYLINDER. ENGINE OVERDUE FOR OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N65303 (1)

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

- [Incident 19881015061419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015061419I), Oct 15, 1988: Cessna 172P (N65303), Miamisburg, OH, Minor damage. Clipped approach lights on final to runway with displaced threshold. Damage to lights nose and left wheel fairings.

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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