# Incident 19900817055869I: Cessna 172N, Muskegon, MI, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6415E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6415E-2019-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817055869I

## Narrative

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

ENTERED TRAFFIC AREA WITH TRANSPONDER WORKING BUT NO RADIO COMMUNICATION. PILOT STATED HE HAD RADIO PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N6415E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800131020499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020499I), Jan 31, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6415E), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot taxied too close to another aircraft doing runup. Blast caused aircraft to tip & left wing contacted ground.

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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