# Incident 19980203005419I: Cessna 172M, Jefferson, TX, February 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1998, 17:48 local time
- Place: Jefferson, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7635° N, 94.3508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7635&lon=-94.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73610, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203005419I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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