# Incident 19791112053799I: Cessna 172M, Ahoskie, NC, November 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ahoskie, NC
- Airport: Tri-County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2841° N, 76.9901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ahoskie, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2841&lon=-76.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4454R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454R) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 250 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/19791112053799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED. ## CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HAD BROKEN.

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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