# Incident 19790310019759I: Cessna 172, Bassett, IA, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bassett, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0616° N, 92.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bassett, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0616&lon=-92.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92873) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360 series (registry code 41499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 150 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/19790310019759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY AFTER POWER LOSS. CARBURETOR HEAT HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM AIRBOX.

## Other reports on N92873 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170411020989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170411020989A), Apr 11, 2017: Cessna 172M (N92873), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. During a commercial checkride a Cessna N92873, model 172M on floats, initiated a takeoff run on a sealane heading north. The PIC stated during takeoff roll,…

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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