# Incident 19880905050919I: Cessna 172, Mooresville, NC, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Miller'S
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 25 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905050919I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD BESIDE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N702VP (1)

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

- [Incident 19780306011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011729I), Mar 6, 1978: Cessna 172 (N702VP), Statesville, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after hard landing.

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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