# Incident 19960826030379I: Cessna 172N, Danville, WV, August 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1996, 11:09 local time
- Place: Danville, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0818° N, 81.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0818&lon=-81.8352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4696G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4696G-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826030379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM CLARKSBURG, WV TO HENDERSONVILLE, NC CESSNA N4696G PILOTED BY CHARLES FOLKART, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON ROUTE 119 NEAR DANVILLE, WV. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT SUSTAINING DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUAL MAGNETO FAILURE AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL PARTS MALFUNCTION. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4696G (2)

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

- [Accident 19981108031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108031849A), Nov 8, 1998: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Lima, SC, Destroyed. Pilot came on the frequency and advised that the acft had crashed into trees. (-23) pilot flew into IMC conditions while following interstate between mountains…
- [Accident 19970131001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001069A), Jan 31, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. On January 31, 1997, at 2202 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 172N, N4696G, registered to aerolina, inc., of hendersonville, north carolina, received…

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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