# Incident 19821123066449I: Cessna R172K, Placitas, NM, November 23, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: Placitas, NM
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N758AQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758AQ-2012-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821123066449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ACCESSORY SECTION GEAR TRAIN FAILURE CAUSED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N758AQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19840807038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840807038509A), Aug 7, 1984: Cessna R172K (N758AQ), Los Alamos, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind landing and aircraft ran off runway hit a fence and flipped over.

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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