FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Wauchula, FL · February 25, 1986
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine problems en route. Landed in a field without damage. Carburetor heat clamp broke and cut hole in oil cooler.
ENGINE PROBLEMS EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE. CARBURETOR HEAT CLAMP BROKE AND CUT HOLE IN OIL COOLER.