# Incident 19830731061819I: Cessna 172N, Hobe Sound, FL, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hobe Sound, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0745° N, 80.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobe Sound, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0745&lon=-80.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3386E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731061819I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND LANDED OFF AIRPORT. A SEED WAS FOUND IN CARBURETOR. RESULT OF TAXIING IN GRASS WITH CARB HEAT ON.

## Other reports on N3386E (3)

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

- [Incident 20171006022429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006022429I), Oct 6, 2017: Cessna 172N (N3386E), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot performing touch and goes landed hard on the nose gear. After the first bounce the pilot assumed he might have had a propeller strike because he was…
- [Incident 20031013027109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013027109I), Oct 13, 2003: Cessna 172N (N3386E), San Diego, CA. (-23) On October 13, 2003, a Cessna model 172N was involved in an incident while departing Brown Field Municipal Airport, San Diego, CA. Shortly following…
- [Incident 19800707059979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059979I), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3386E), Arkadelphia, AR. Instructor noted low oil pressure, reduced power for emergency landing. Rod came loose, broke engine case.

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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