# Incident 19800128019879I: Cessna 172N, Gainesville, FL, January 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Alachua Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1601E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1601E-1995-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 0 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/19800128019879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. MAGNETO CAME OFF IN FLIGHT.

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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