# Incident 19840103002729I: Cessna 172N, Cape Girardeau, MO, January 3, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3094° N, 89.5584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3094&lon=-89.5584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4511E) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840103002729I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING. LOST ENGINE POWER. CARBURETOR DISSEMBLE. CHROME PLATE FLAKES IN CARBURETOR NOZZLE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N4511E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850317014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317014719I), Mar 17, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4511E), Cape Girardeau, MO, Minor damage. Gust of wind caused aircraft to pitch over on rollout. Pilots medical expired and not current in the aircraft.

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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