# Incident 19901018052599I: Cessna 172N, Bluefield, WV, October 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1990, 22:38 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9400E) (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: 330 total, 200 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/19901018052599I

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED. IN TURBULENCE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. HAD FORGOTTEN TO TURN ON PITOT HEAT.

## Other reports on N9400E (2)

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

- [Accident 20140806015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140806015069A), Aug 6, 2014: Cessna 172N (N9400E), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot (sp) on first-ever solo flight heard a loud "bang" from the engine, accompanied by substantial engine vibration and sudden partial loss of power…
- [Incident 19800720062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062089I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 172N (N9400E), Biloxi, MS, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged firewall and nose wheel.

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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