# Incident 19780628035199I: Cessna 172H, Defiance, MO, June 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Defiance, MO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6328° N, 90.7846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6328&lon=-90.7846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2790L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2790L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19780628035199I

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN FIELD NECESSARY WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.AIR FILTER GASKET HAD COME LOOSE AND LODGED IN CARBURETOR.

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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