# Incident 19840819071319I: Cessna 175A, Elkhorn, WI, August 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1984, 13:25 local time
- Place: Elkhorn, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6790E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6790E-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819071319I

## Narrative

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

SLIGHT KNOCK IN ENGINE. LANDED AND ADDED 5 QUARTS OIL. TOOK OFF. ENGINE NOISY, SEIZED UP. CONNECTING ROD CAP BROKE.

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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