# Incident 19830924068109I: Cessna 172RG, Shell Lake, MN, September 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Shell Lake, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.7296° N, 91.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7296&lon=-91.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 16 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830924068109I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. NR 4 CYLINDER PUSHROD BENT. WOULD NOT ALLOW VALVE TO FULLY OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83IA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA442), Sep 24, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N4963V), Shell Lake, WI, incident, no damage

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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