# Incident 19941125045309I: Cessna 172N, Santa Ynez, CA, November 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6175° N, 120.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ynez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6175&lon=-120.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738VY) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 60 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125045309I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER ANDS SEVERE HEAD WIND. LOW ON FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N738VY (2)

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

- [Accident 20200612022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200612022129A), Jun 12, 2020: Cessna 172N (N738VY), Reedsburg, WI, Substantial damage. On June 12, 2020 at approximately 1500, a student pilot departed Reedsburg WI airport (C35) for his third solo flight. Upon return to C35 the airplane began to…
- [Incident 19971213043409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971213043409I), Dec 13, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738VY), San Bernadino, CA. Narrative: incident date-december 13, 1997. Place of occurrence-san luis obispo, CA (sbp) pilot-acosta, brian m., student pilot certificate number EE1742691…

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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