# Incident 19820127001619I: Cessna 172M, Perry, IA, January 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Perry, IA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8379° N, 94.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8379&lon=-94.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80963 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127001619I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DESCENT. UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE IN IDLE CUTOFF.

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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