# Incident 19851119068809I: Cessna 175, Covington, LA, November 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Covington, LA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4802° N, 90.1118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4802&lon=-90.1118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7426M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7426M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,133 total, 7 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851119068809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT. LANDED ON A ROAD. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N7426M (1)

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

- [Incident 19850810041869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810041869I), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna 175 (N7426M), Brooklyn, MS. Could not maintain altitude as engine coughed and sputtered. Landed in field. Dirt dauber nest in fuel line.

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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