# Incident 19800307028859I: Cessna R172K, Farmingdale, NY, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4695K-2014-10-09) (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: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 160 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/19800307028859I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. MISSING ROCKER BOX COVER ALLOWED OIL TO DRIP ON EXHAUST SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N4695K (1)

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

- [Accident 19920511014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920511014409A), May 11, 1992: Cessna R172K (N4695K), Milton, DE, Substantial damage. Unable to lower nose high position. On takeoff reduced power too late. Stalled. Indicates failed to set trim.

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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