# Incident 19910507020989I: Cessna 172N, Payson, UT, May 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Payson, UT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0359° N, 111.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Payson, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0359&lon=-111.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XD) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,051 total, 535 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507020989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT APPLIED POWER ON A SLIP. FORCED LANDING. MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLER SPRING BROKE.

## Other reports on N738XD (1)

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

- [Incident 19930120008989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120008989I), Jan 20, 1993: Cessna 172H (N738XD), Pocatello, ID, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft on a crosswind takeoff. Aborted. Departed end of runway.

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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