# Incident 19891122060469I: Cessna 172M, West Point, VA, November 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: West Point, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5523° N, 76.8018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5523&lon=-76.8018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122060469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE FOUND.

## Other reports on N5253R (1)

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

- [Accident 20161227023919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161227023919A), Dec 27, 2016: Cessna 172M (N5253R), Warwick, NY, Substantial damage. While flying above airport N72, cfi's lesson plan with student pilot included a simulated emergency landing, which the student pilot was performing at the…

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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