# Incident 19890608027579I: Cessna 172, Christmas, FL, June 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Christmas, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5364° N, 81.0176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christmas, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5364&lon=-81.0176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579K-2023-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 91 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608027579I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. NO DAMAGE. FOUND PUSH ROD AND ROCKER ARM BROKEN.

## Other reports on N6579K (1)

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

- [Accident 19840916050599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916050599A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 172P (N6579K), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond during low pass over airstrip, pilot attemtped to land on remaining runway. Ran off end.

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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