# Incident 19890726051249I: Cessna 172N, Pflugerville, TX, July 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Pflugerville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4466° N, 97.6013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pflugerville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4466&lon=-97.6013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601D-1997-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 42 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/19890726051249I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND NR3 CLYINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N6601D (2)

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

- [Accident 19960223002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223002639A), Feb 23, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6601D), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Engine surge vibrated in pattern. Pilot made 180. Landed downwind. Overran into trees. Had thrown a rod.
- [Incident 19860809059379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860809059379I), Aug 9, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6601D), Austin, TX, Minor damage. During landing, the wing came up and the propeller struck the ground.

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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