# Incident 19980815027399I: Cessna 172N, Gold Beach, OR, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 17:06 local time
- Place: Gold Beach, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4019° N, 124.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gold Beach, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4019&lon=-124.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4778E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4778E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815027399I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO POWER AND ELECTED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101. PILOT WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SEATTLE CENTER FLYING UNDER IFR FLIGHT PLAN. LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFAT AND NO INJURIES.

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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