# Incident 19890305017799I: Cessna STC172, Hollywood, FL, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6979X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305017799I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT. DROPPED BANNER AND LANDED. PUT OUT FIRE WITH SAND. CRACKED MUFFLER AND EXHAUST CAUSED FIRE

## Other reports on N6979X (1)

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

- [Incident 19871205075659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205075659I), Dec 5, 1987: Cessna 172B (N6979X), Hallendale, FL. Low on fuel. Made a precautionary landing at a race track.

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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