# Accident 19791104027789A: Cessna 172H, Mansfield, NJ, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 13:05 local time
- Place: Mansfield, NJ
- Airport: Hackettstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8201° N, 74.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HACKETTSTOWN (N05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8201&lon=-74.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717F-1982-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 116 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104027789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO INSULATING MATERIAL IN CARBURETOR. MICE PROBLEM SUSPECTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA02), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 172H (N1717F), Hackettstown, NJ, substantial damage

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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