38.0641° N, 81.1087° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 7, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place
Fayetteville, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N46547
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total8,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Rough engine and power loss. Landed off airport. Found an exhaust valve in #4 cylinder stuck open.
As the FAA filed it
ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND AN EXHAUST VALVE IN #4 CYLINDER STUCK OPEN.