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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Erwin, NC · January 20, 1980

Date: January 20, 1980 · 15:15 local
Place: Erwin, NC
Airport: Erwin
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75797
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,830 total1,800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N75797Registered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17267957 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spark plug bushing came out during takeoff. Aircraft sustained minor damage during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

SPARK PLUG BUSHING CAME OUT DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING FORCED LANDING.