# Accident 19881117050749A: Cessna 172N, Fremont, CA, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 00:58 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5008° N, 121.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5008&lon=-121.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6256F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256F-1991-01-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 31 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117050749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DEPRESSED. EXHIBITED ERRATIONAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS. SPIRALED INTO HILLSIDE. HAD ALCOHOL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX89FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA042), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6256F), Fremont, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6256F (2)

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

- [Incident 19831228073169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228073169I), Dec 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6256F), San Jose, CA. Engine roughened after a practice accelerated stall. Oil fumes in cockpit. No cause for situation found.
- [Incident 19830809048999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809048999I), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6256F), San Jose, CA. Rough engine on descent to landing. Found sticking valves in high time 2500 hour engine.

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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