# Incident 19920912050769I: Cessna 172N, Fayetteville, TN, September 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1992, 15:25 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1502° N, 86.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1502&lon=-86.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XF) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912050769I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT FAYETTEVILLE. UNABLE TO MAKE FIELD. LANDED IN CORN FIELD.

## Other reports on N738XF (1)

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

- [Incident 19871204076289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204076289I), Dec 4, 1987: Cessna 172N (N738XF), Franklin, TN, Minor damage. Engine failure. Forced landing in a field 12 miles south of Franklin, Tennessee.

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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