# Incident 19911109054669I: Cessna 172N, Twin Falls, ID, November 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738GY-2006-04-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109054669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT FLY IN IMC. WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING AND PILOT ADVISED ATC HE WOULD LIKE TO LAND AT TWIN FALLS.

## Other reports on N738GY (1)

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

- [Incident 19920424015019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920424015019I), Apr 24, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738GY), Indian Springs, NV, Minor damage. Noticed odor of burning electrical wire. Smoke coming from DME unit. Emergency landing at Indian Springs.

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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