# Incident 19910823043239I: Cessna 172N, Van Horn, TX, August 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1991, 09:15 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0407° N, 104.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0407&lon=-104.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739HH) (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: 170 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823043239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND NR2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N739HH (2)

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

- [Incident 20160320003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160320003219I), Mar 20, 2016: Cessna 172N (N739HH), Austin, TX, No damage. N739HH, C172, lost control when unsecure seat moved back during takeoff. On Sunday mar 20, 2016 pilot was given clearance to takeoff from kaus. When pilot…
- [Incident 19911125057829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911125057829I), Nov 25, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739HH), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Unable to start engine. Moved prop as pilot walked to cockpit engine started aircraft moved. Hit another plane.

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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