# Incident 19890321025069I: Cessna 172N, Huntington Beac, CA, March 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1989, 13:22 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4686G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4686G-2006-03-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321025069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE. UNABLE TO RECOVER. FORCED LANDING ON BEACH. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE DUAL MAGNETO FAILURE.

## Other reports on N4686G (1)

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

- [Accident 20010215014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215014399A), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 172N (N4686G), Long Beach, CA, No damage. (-23) Two training flights (a CE-172 & a CE-152) collided with each other while practicing manuevers over Long Beach harbor. Both aircraft crashed into the…

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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