# Incident 19900811041299I: Cessna 172RG, San Antonio, TX, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Kelly Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5155U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5155U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 12 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811041299I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTACT APPROACH CONTROL. EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. LOW FUEL. FOUND FAULTY BATTERY.

## Other reports on N5155U (2)

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

- [Incident 20120629013999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013999I), Jun 29, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), Willmar, MN, Minor damage. The airman departed on a short flight under VFR from the private strip at his rural residence to the Willmar airport (bdh). The aircraft landed at Willmar gear…
- [Incident 19901207062649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207062649I), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), Fort Worth, TX. Lost oil pressure. Engine quit. Forced landing. Suspect metal fragments became trapped underneath oil relief valve.

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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