# Incident 19780205005949I: Cessna 182, Cquina Beach, NC, February 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cquina Beach, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9397X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397X-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 50 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/19780205005949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION DUE TO PROPELLER BLADE MALFUNCTION. BLADE PIN NOT PROPERLY SEATED DURING PROP OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N9397X (1)

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

- [Incident 19900206004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206004959I), Feb 6, 1990: Cessna 182 (N9397X), Grand Island, NE. Experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation. Forced landing on gravel road. Replaced o rings on fuel caps.

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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