19840101008019I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Griffin, GA · January 1, 1984

Date: January 1, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place: Griffin, GA
Airport: Griffin Spalding
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12701
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total50 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N12701Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262189 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

Engine lost power on final approach. Engine on fire. Power shut off. Fire went out. Aircraft wiring damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. ENGINE ON FIRE. POWER SHUT OFF. FIRE WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT WIRING DAMAGED.