# Incident 19881221068079I: Cessna 172N, Victoria, TX, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 22:30 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Victoria Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8542° N, 96.9187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VICTORIA RGNL (VCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8542&lon=-96.9187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734FA) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 126 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221068079I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS WAS VECTORED BY ATC TO A SAFE LANDING AT THE VICTORIA AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N734FA (2)

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

- [Accident 19810802046859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046859A), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 172N (N734FA), Fenton, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of runway.
- [Incident 19781003031019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781003031019I), Oct 3, 1978: Cessna 172 (N734FA), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing in a moderate crosswind.

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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