# Incident 19911027061429I: Cessna 172N, Van Nuys, CA, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 09:10 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HB-1997-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027061429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. EMERGENCY LANDING ON HOSPITAL GROUNDS. CARBURETOR PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N738HB (1)

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

- [Accident 19950117000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950117000569A), Jan 17, 1995: Cessna 172N (N738HB), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled on takeoff and hit trees.

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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