# Incident 19851206065359I: Cessna 172N, Liberty, ME, December 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Liberty, ME
- Airport: Mitchells
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3892° N, 69.3028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3892&lon=-69.3028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737XM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737XM) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206065359I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS DURING ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT. LANDED ON PRIVATE AIRPORT WITHOUT DAMAGE. EXHAUST VALVE BROKE NR3 CYLINDER.

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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