# Incident 19780204005929I: Cessna 172, Woodsboro, MD, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Woodsboro, MD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5346° N, 77.3099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodsboro, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5346&lon=-77.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7534X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7534X-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 0 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/19780204005929I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND, SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

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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