# Incident 19780202005559I: Cessna 172K, New Madrid, MO, February 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Madrid, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5865° N, 89.5512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Madrid, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5865&lon=-89.5512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79255, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79255) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,000 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/19780202005559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATIONS. 8 INCHES OF A PROPELLER BLADE HAD BROKEN OFF.

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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