# Incident 19840805051939I: Cessna 172, Sisseton, SD, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sisseton, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6625° N, 97.0453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisseton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6625&lon=-97.0453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 70 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805051939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. LANDED OFF AIRPORT SAFELY. PILOT BELEIVED POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N318 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160612007211I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612007211I), Jun 12, 2016: Cessna R172E (N318), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. After normal engine runup pilot recieved clearance to taxi to runway 34. During taxi pilot noticed the brakes having less affect and steered with available…

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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