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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Portland, ME · September 2, 1992

Date: September 2, 1992 · 21:45 local
Place: Portland, ME
Airport: Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N739EP
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total25 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N739EPRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270487 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Electrical system malfunctioned on approach to oxford. Flew to Portland. Landed safely. Alternator failed.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ON APPROACH TO OXFORD. FLEW TO PORTLAND. LANDED SAFELY. ALTERNATOR FAILED.

Other reports on N739EP · 3

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

Accident 19930807028029AUnauth Low Level Opns · Leeds, MECircling low over a lake. Wing hit trees. Was torn off. Descended through trees into lake.Aug 7, 1993 · Substantial damage Accident 19820517016359ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tabera, NYAircraft ran off end of short sod runway. Pilot claims grass was slippery, runway was 1500 feet long.May 17, 1982 · Substantial damage Accident 19810119002219AForced Landing · Syracuse, NYEngine quit on short final. Nosed over in snow short of runway. Failed to use carbureator heat.Jan 19, 1981 · Substantial damage