# Incident 19850422018659I: Cessna 172N, Irons, MI, April 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1985, 16:55 local time
- Place: Irons, MI
- Airport: Michigan Orchard
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.1400° N, 85.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irons, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1400&lon=-85.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734XX) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422018659I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO POWER LOSS, FOUND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N734XX (1)

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

- [Accident 19860724037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724037369A), Jul 24, 1986: Cessna 172N (N734XX), West Branch, MI, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. Student failed to fill tanks as directed by instructor.

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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