# Accident 19800206002999A: Cessna R172K, Bruce, WI, February 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1980, 13:40 local time
- Place: Bruce, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4635° N, 91.2793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruce, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4635&lon=-91.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1167V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1167V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 29 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206002999A

## Narrative

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

OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED. LOST OIL PRESSURE. CRASH LANDED IN SNOW COVERED FIELD.

## 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 CHI80FEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP17), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 172 (N1167V), Bruce, WI, 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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