# Incident 19900510023869I: Cessna 195A, Livermore, CA, May 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1990, 11:38 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3446V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3446V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBS R7559
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510023869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NR7 CYLINDER HEAD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BARREL.

## Other reports on N3446V (1)

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

- [Accident 19790203002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002189A), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 195A (N3446V), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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