# Incident 19791204048009I: Cessna 172RG, Camp Hill, PA, December 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1979, 11:35 local time
- Place: Camp Hill, PA
- Airport: Middletown
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2422° N, 76.9274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Hill, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2422&lon=-76.9274&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6286R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6286R-2006-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 80 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/19791204048009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN CORNFIELD SAFELY. FUEL FLOW STOPPED DUE TO FUEL SELECTOR, CONTROL VALVE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N6286R (1)

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

- [Accident 19791206033629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206033629A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6286R), Camp Hill, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from a rye field. Made premature liftoff, stalled.

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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