# Incident 19780806050299I: Cessna 172I, Herrick, IL, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Herrick, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2196° N, 88.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herrick, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2196&lon=-88.9848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35585-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 47 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/19780806050299I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER MIXTURE CONTROL PULLED COMPLETELY OUT AND ENGINE QUIT. CABLE BROKE.

## Other reports on N35585 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810331013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013139A), Mar 31, 1981: Cessna 172 (N35585), Rock Falls, IL, Substantial damage. Stopped on runup pad to check engine. Wind blew airplane over on its back. Severe gusty surface wind.

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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