# Incident 19780115003159I: Cessna 172E, Chambersburg, PA, January 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Chambersburg, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9314° N, 77.6556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9314&lon=-77.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5312T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312T-2003-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003159I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER WHEN PILOT SWITCHED TO RIGHT TANK. BRASS SHAVINGS RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW.

## Other reports on N5312T (1)

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

- [Accident 20010731039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731039849A), Jul 31, 2001: Cessna 172E (N5312T), Ft Richardson, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On or about 18:50 a float equipped Cessna CE-172E aircraft owned by beaver air taxi LLC. Piloted by a certificated pilot, conducting a part 135…

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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