# Incident 19890519027829I: Cessna 172N, Webster City, IA, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: Webster City, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4624° N, 93.8182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Webster City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4624&lon=-93.8182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737PC) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519027829I

## Narrative

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

HEARD POP DURING CRUISE. ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO RESTART. FORCED LANDING. MAGNETO HAD DETACHED FROM 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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