# Incident 19901207062649I: Cessna 172RG, Fort Worth, TX, December 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5155U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5155U) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 33 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207062649I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING. SUSPECT METAL FRAGMENTS BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH OIL RELIEF VALVE.

## Other reports on N5155U (2)

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

- [Incident 20120629013999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013999I), Jun 29, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), Willmar, MN, Minor damage. The airman departed on a short flight under VFR from the private strip at his rural residence to the Willmar airport (bdh). The aircraft landed at Willmar gear…
- [Incident 19900811041299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811041299I), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5155U), San Antonio, TX. Unable to contact approach control. Extended gear manually. Low fuel. Found faulty battery.

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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