# Incident 19881009055689I: Cessna 172N, Penn Yan, NY, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 11:28 local time
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Airport: Penn Yan
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6371° N, 77.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Penn Yan Airport (PEO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6371&lon=-77.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HM-1992-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009055689I

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT PENN YAN. NO REASON GIVEN FOR PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N738HM (1)

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

- [Accident 19920824032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920824032989A), Aug 24, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738HM), Marquette, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Descended below dh on ILS approach. IMC in dark night existed. Weather below IFR landing minimun.

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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