# Incident 19900920048449I: Cessna 172RG, Seattle, WA, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555V-2007-03-29) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920048449I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PUMPED GEAR DOWN. BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED. HAD ALTERNATOR STARTER FAILURE.

## Other reports on N6555V (2)

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

- [Incident 19960327010009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327010009I), Mar 27, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6555V), Sandy, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: student receiving training for CFI on touch and go at Sandy, Oregon. Student inadvertently activated gear up switch while pushing carb heat in. Nose…
- [Incident 19930512017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512017539I), May 12, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N6555V), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Student inadvertantly raised landing gear handle instead of flaps on rollout. Nose gear collapsed.

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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