# Incident 19800617054939I: Cessna 172M, Chicago, IL, June 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1980, 09:41 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19866, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19866) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 400 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/19800617054939I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. SUSPECT PILOT PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT.

## Other reports on N19866 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910308011929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308011929I), Mar 8, 1991: Cessna 172M (N19866), Gibbiston, FL. Electrical problems en route. Precautionary landing in a field.

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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