# Incident 19820512022409I: Cessna 172M, Riverhead, NY, May 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Riverhead, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9513° N, 72.6761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverhead, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9513&lon=-72.6761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13306-2019-09-06) (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: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 375 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512022409I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED IN A POTATO FIELD, VALVE KEEPERS FAILED, CAUSED POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N13306 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170612007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170612007029A), Jun 12, 2017: Cessna 172M (N13306), Bellport, NY, Substantial damage. While in normal cruise along the south shore engine shutdown pilot attempted a restart which was not successful. Pilot elected to perform an off airport…

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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