# Incident 19780415012619I: Cessna 172E, Eden Prairie, MN, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978, 15:20 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5696T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5696T-2000-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 30 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/19780415012619I

## Narrative

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

FOCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND STUCK FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE IN RIGHT TANK.

## Other reports on N5696T (1)

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

- [Accident 19990722009859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722009859A), Jul 22, 1999: Cessna 172E (N5696T), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft slid off runway into ditch during landing. Bent prop, nose gear, and wingtip. (-23) student pilot on third solo, had completed two successful touch…

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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