# Incident 19811229088859I: Cessna 172M, Gosport, IN, December 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gosport, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3507° N, 86.6665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gosport, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3507&lon=-86.6665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61612, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61612-2017-06-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811229088859I

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FUEL GAUGES DROPPED TO EMPTY AFTER DEPARTURE. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. GAUGES NORMAL. LANDED FOR WEATHER.

## Other reports on N61612 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990826025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826025439A), Aug 26, 1999: Cessna 172M (N61612), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 26, 1999, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61612, sustained substantial damage while taxiing on a roadway for departure, near…

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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