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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Jefferson, TX · February 3, 1998

Date
February 3, 1998 · 17:48 local
Place
Jefferson, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N73610
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 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.

Narrative: pilot advised he was having engine problems and was losing altitude. Requested vectors to nearest airport, ggg TRACON gave pilot vectors to Jefferson (24F). Pilot reported safely on ground. A valve was found sticking. R/r all cylinder and did a top overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED HE WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS LOSING ALTITUDE. REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT, GGG TRACON GAVE PILOT VECTORS TO JEFFERSON (24F). PILOT REPORTED SAFELY ON GROUND. A VALVE WAS FOUND STICKING. R/R ALL CYLINDER AND DID A TOP OVERHAUL.