# Incident 19890719043829I: Cessna 172N, Bath, NY, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bath, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3361° N, 77.3169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3361&lon=-77.3169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739DF) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 70 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719043829I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD DUE TO DARKNESS. FOUND ALTERNATOR BELT LOOSE.

## Other reports on N739DF (1)

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

- [Incident 19870925081699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925081699I), Sep 25, 1987: Cessna 172N (N739DF), Collegeville, PA, Minor damage. No airspeed on takeoff roll. Aborted late and ran off end of runway. Found insect blocking pitot tube.

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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