# Incident 19810608040979I: Cessna 172P, Rio Rancho, NM, June 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1981, 07:32 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5434K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434K-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 25 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608040979I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL SELECTOR BEING WRONG.

## Other reports on N5434K (2)

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

- [Accident 19830309006899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309006899A), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 172P (N5434K), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway into a snowbank and flipped over.
- [Incident 19810417024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417024199I), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna 172P (N5434K), Alameda, NM, Minor damage. During touch and go landing pilot lost control, ran off runway and hit sign.

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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