# Incident 19780801047639I: Cessna 172E, Fairfield, ID, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, ID
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3480° N, 114.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3480&lon=-114.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530T-2005-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,700 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/19780801047639I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO APPLY CARB HEAT, DEVELDPED CARB ICE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5530T (2)

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

- [Accident 20010505039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505039869A), May 5, 2001: Cessna 172E (N5530T), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC departed from the chuitna lodge enroute to the Soldotna Airport. Approximately 4 miles from the airport the aircraft lost power and the PIC attempted…
- [Accident 19870819047019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819047019A), Aug 19, 1987: Cessna 172E (N5530T), Clear, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stalled the aircraft on go around. Struck trees after loss of control.

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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