# Incident 19920424015019I: Cessna 172N, Indian Springs, NV, April 24, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1992, 11:50 local time
- Place: Indian Springs, NV
- Airport: Indian Springs Af Aux Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5718° N, 115.7203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Springs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-115.7203&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 300 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920424015019I

## Narrative

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

NOTICED ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRE. SMOKE COMING FROM DME UNIT. EMERGENCY LANDING AT INDIAN SPRINGS.

## Other reports on N738GY (1)

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

- [Incident 19911109054669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109054669I), Nov 9, 1991: Cessna 172N (N738GY), Twin Falls, ID. Pilot did not fly in IMC. Weather was deteriorating and pilot advised ATC he would like to land at Twin Falls.

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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