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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Houston, TX · May 20, 1994

Date
May 20, 1994 · 12:05 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HGDS
Aircraft
N6245D
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lost power diverted to Houston. Landed safely. Magneto had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DIVERTED TO HOUSTON. LANDED SAFELY. MAGNETO HAD FAILED.