# Incident 19921226051739I: Cessna 172N, Palo Alto, CA, December 26, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1992, 20:04 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4682G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4682G-2007-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226051739I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY,HIT A DITCH. OVERTURNED. ACCIDENT DOWNGRADED.

## Other reports on N4682G (1)

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

- [Accident 20050311003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311003219A), Mar 11, 2005: Cessna 172N (N4682G), Emigrant Gap, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted a touch-and-go landing on runway 15 at Blue Canyon airport. Winds were 180 degrees at 5 knots. Last quarter of the runway was clear from…

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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