# Incident 19920528030509I: Cessna 172N, Portland, OR, May 28, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1992, 11:26 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PC-2019-11-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920528030509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. ENGINE STARTED. LANDED SAFELY. COUNSELED ABOUT FUEL MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N738PC (1)

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

- [Incident 20160810024869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160810024869I), Aug 10, 2016: Cessna 172N (N738PC), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down within approximately 500 feet of the end of the runway. CFI stated he applied brakes for 5-6 seconds and then decided to initiate a…

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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