# Incident 19980409009029I: Cessna 172D, Pineville, NC, April 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Pineville, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0937° N, 80.8876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0937&lon=-80.8876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2890U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2890U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980409009029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FLYING AT 1800-2000' AGL FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC WATCH PATROL, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. PILOT WITH TWO PASSENGERS LANDED IN FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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