# Incident 19780211006959I: Cessna 172, Elmira, NY, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978, 22:53 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Chemung Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 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/19780211006959I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, LANDED SAFELY AT BLACKED OUT AIRPORT. CHAFED WIRE HAD BLOWN AN ALTERNATOR CONDENSOR

## Other reports on N61755 (3)

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

- [Incident 20010901028109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901028109I), Sep 1, 2001: Cessna 172M (N61755), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Saturday, September 1, 2001, a CE-172M, N61755, operated by anthony m. mercurio was attempting to land at the Clarence Aerodrome (D51), Clarence, NY.…
- [Incident 19930429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429018449I), Apr 29, 1993: Cessna 172M (N61755), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway.
- [Accident 19770712025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712025359A), Jul 12, 1977: Cessna 172M (N61755), Marion, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

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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