# Incident 19891018058069I: Cessna 172N, Hillsboro, OR, October 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsboro Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738EH) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018058069I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER AND BECAME DISORIENTED. ATC DIRECTED HIM TO AIRPORT WHERE HE LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N738EH (1)

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

- [Incident 19880611040449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880611040449I), Jun 11, 1988: Cessna 172N (N738EH), Malad, ID. On a civil air patrol training flight,RPM dropped with severe shaking. Landed on a road. Rod cap bolt and cam broke

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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