# Incident 19851018059849I: Cessna 172N, Fairbanks, AK, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 14:39 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733XD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733XD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018059849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST RPM AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED ON RUNWAY WITHOUT DAMAGE. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION TO BE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N733XD (1)

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

- [Accident 20100516034029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516034029A), May 16, 2010: Cessna 172N (N733XD), Blue Hill, ME, Substantial damage. The flight was conducted under VMC conditions for the purpose of preparing applicant for private pilot flight test. Aircraft departed hancock county/bar harbor…

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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