# Incident 19980604026329I: Cessna 172N, Denver City, TX, June 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Denver City, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9679° N, 102.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9679&lon=-102.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4755G-2013-04-18) (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: 3,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980604026329I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON PIPLINE PATROL. AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOST ALL OF ITS OIL. THE QUICK DRAIN OIL PLUG HAD COME LOOSE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, AND IT WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED SEVERAL HOURS SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR SAFETY WIRE.

## Other reports on N4755G (1)

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

- [Incident 19940427028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427028799I), Apr 27, 1994: Cessna 172N (N4755G), Marshall, IL. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve failed.

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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