# Incident 19891121058939I: Cessna 172N, Lorain - Elyria, OH, November 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1989, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lorain - Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3443° N, 82.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LORAIN COUNTY RGNL (LPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3443&lon=-82.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5228J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228J-1992-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 425 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121058939I

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD FAILED AND BROKE IN TWO. PIECES ENTERED COCKPIT. DIVERTED AND LANDED.

## Other reports on N5228J (1)

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

- [Incident 19871231078959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871231078959I), Dec 31, 1987: Cessna 172N (N5228J), Bakersfield, CA. Engine lost power. Continued to destination. Found an exhaust valve stuck.

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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