# Incident 19881223069559I: Cessna 172M, Windsor Locks, CT, December 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1988, 14:42 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9601Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 220 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223069559I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER MISSED APPROACH DUE ICING. NO CHARTS. ATC VECTERED TO LAND. FILED UNDER FALSE NAME.

## Other reports on N9601Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19801204085989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204085989I), Dec 4, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9601Q), Forest, MS, Minor damage. Za forced landing in field due to power loss. Found both magnetos bad. Found condensers grounded in both magnetos.

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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