# Incident 19810118007739I: Cessna 172M, Antigo, WI, January 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1981, 09:33 local time
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Airport: Langlade Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1539° N, 89.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANGLADE COUNTY (AIG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1539&lon=-89.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5255R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5255R-1990-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 50 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/19810118007739I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N5255R (2)

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

- [Accident 19861012048589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861012048589A), Oct 12, 1986: Cessna 172M (N5255R), Van Buren, ME, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck trees after engine failure. Crankshaft gear was found to be improperly installed.
- [Incident 19860214018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860214018719I), Feb 14, 1986: Cessna 172M (N5255R), Lebanon, NH. Encountered deteriorating weather and filed IFR. Reached destination with low fuel emergency.

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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