# Accident 19901027047139A: Cessna 172N, Portage, WI, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 18:40 local time
- Place: Portage, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5409° N, 89.4599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5409&lon=-89.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738AP-1991-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 382 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047139A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL AT NIGHT.COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING ON ROAD AND NOSED OVER LOOSE BATTERY WIRE AND ALTERNATOR FIELD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA017), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 172 (N738AP), Portage, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTATED AND PERFORMED A PREMATURE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N738AP (1)

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

- [Incident 19840628039279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628039279I), Jun 28, 1984: Cessna 172N (N738AP), Richmond, VA. Encountered thunderstorm activity. Lost control of aircraft. Recovered from spin. Vectored to airport.

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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