# Accident 19811113073859A: Cessna 172F, Orofino, ID, November 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Orofino, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4849&lon=-116.2530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5428R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 98 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA82FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP05), Nov 13, 1981: Cessna 172F (N5428R), Orofino, ID, substantial damage

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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