# Incident 19841223072519I: Cessna 172H, Aurora, IN, December 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, IN
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0724° N, 84.9060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0724&lon=-84.9060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715HR-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 160 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223072519I

## Narrative

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

SOME SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DURING GO AROUND CRACKED CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE. NO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N715HR (2)

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

- [Accident 19900622022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622022049A), Jun 22, 1990: Cessna 172H (N715HR), Brookville, OH, Substantial damage. Wing nose of aircraft dipped and hit runway just after liftoff. Pilot blamed windshear.
- [Accident 19830605026019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605026019A), Jun 5, 1983: Cessna 172H (N715HR), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Too slow on flare for landing. Airplane made a hard nose first landing.

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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