# Incident 19811021088989I: Cessna 172C, South Plainfiel, NJ, October 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: South Plainfiel, NJ
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5744° N, 74.4148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Plainfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5744&lon=-74.4148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316X-1992-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021088989I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT HAD A POWER FAILURE. LANDED IN A FIELD. CARBURETOR ICE OR FUEL BLOCKAGE WAS THE CAUSE FOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N8316X (1)

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

- [Accident 19911211055679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055679A), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172C (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on climbout. Banked,stalled at low altitude. Reported some power loss. Two cylinders weak.

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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