# Incident 19900902046689I: Cessna 172G, Lehighton, PA, September 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902046689I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ELECTED TO LAND. STRONG CROSSWINDS AT AIRPORT. CHOSE TO LAND IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N3870L (1)

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

- [Accident 19860302005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302005219A), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 172G (N3870L), New Smyrna, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on descent to airport,crash landed on railroad. Cause power loss not determined.

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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