# Accident 19881006046049A: Cessna 172N, Richmond, VA, October 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5090° N, 77.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5090&lon=-77.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PE-2014-11-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006046049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. IDLER GEAR TEETH BROKE OFF. LOST TIMING CAMSHAFT TO CRANKSHAFT. OVER STRESSED.

## 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 BFO89LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA001), Oct 6, 1988: Cessna 172 (N739PE), Sandston, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739PE (2)

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

- [Incident 19830204007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204007449I), Feb 4, 1983: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Circleville, OH, Minor damage. Sudden windshift tipped airplane up on a wing on a unscheduled landing made due to snow showers enroute.
- [Incident 19810907072479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907072479I), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739PE), Buckhannon, WV, Minor damage. Alternator failed, pilot landed aircraft on highway, repaired broken wire.

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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