# Incident 19891116058499I: Cessna 172P, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98673, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98673-1997-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058499I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED IN FIELD. OIL PUMP GEAR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N98673 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920709024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024599A), Jul 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N98673), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control on flare for landing. Ran off side of runway. Blamed improper use of rudder and brakes.
- [Accident 19900211020309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211020309A), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98673), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Student returning to ramp maneuvered to pass outbound traffic. Wheel hit tiedown hole. Aircraft then hit a hangar.

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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