# Incident 19781202021789I: Cessna 172M, Elbow Lake, MN, December 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Elbow Lake, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9896° N, 95.9788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbow Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9896&lon=-95.9788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9310H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9310H) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 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/19781202021789I

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER ROTATION, ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE & THEN QUIT. STUDENT LANDED IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N9310H (1)

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

- [Incident 19850405044269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405044269I), Apr 5, 1985: Cessna 172M (N9310H), Alexandria, MN, Minor damage. Student landed hard on nose wheel and blew tire.CFI went around and made safe landing.

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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