# Incident 19990119039489I: Cessna 172P, Eustis, FL, January 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8572° N, 81.6768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustis, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8572&lon=-81.6768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54203, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119039489I

## Narrative

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

FLUCTUATING OIL PRESS ON SHORT FINAL THROTTLE RETARDED, ENG OIL PRESS WENT TO ZERO AND ENG SEIZED. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, MO INJURIES OR A/C DAMAGE.  AT MAINT FACILITY REMOVED #2 & 4 PISTON JUGS, FOUND #2 PISTON REAR PISTON PLG DISINTEGRATED CAUSING METAL TO PLUG OIL PUMP AND STOP OIL FLOW.  FAA NEW ENGLAND DIVISION AND LYCOMING NOTIFIED.

## Other reports on N54203 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860702030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860702030419A), Jul 2, 1986: Cessna 172P (N54203), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Taxied down a service road at night by mistake and struck a parked service truck, failed to see it.

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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