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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Goshen, UT · January 30, 2026

Date: January 30, 2026 · 11:11 local
Place: Goshen, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork Municiple
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2050E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 321 total48 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N2050ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271132 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 30 2026 a CFI and student stated that they were performing ground refernce manuvers. The CFI stated that he noticed the engine monitor light flash red then noticed the oil pressure guage read zero and the tachometer decreased in RPM. The CFI stated they lost all electral power. The CFI was 15-20 miles away and elected to do a emergancy land on highway 6. Aircraft landed on the highway with no damage and no injuries to the pilot and student.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 30 2026 A CFI AND STUDENT STATED THAT THEY WERE PERFORMING GROUND REFERNCE MANUVERS. THE CFI STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE ENGINE MONITOR LIGHT FLASH RED THEN NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE READ ZERO AND THE TACHOMETER DECREASED IN RPM. THE CFI STATED THEY LOST ALL ELECTRAL POWER. THE CFI WAS 15-20 MILES AWAY AND ELECTED TO DO A EMERGANCY LAND ON HIGHWAY 6. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND STUDENT.