# Incident 19860427027019I: Cessna 172C, Lore City, OH, April 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lore City, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9832° N, 81.4601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lore City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9832&lon=-81.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8400X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8400X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860427027019I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING INFLIGHT. LANDED IN A FIELD. WATER WAS FOUND IN LEFT TANK SUMP.

## Other reports on N8400X (1)

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

- [Accident 20240815011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240815011849A), Aug 15, 2024: Cessna 172C (N8400X), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. Accident pilot was performing takeoff and landing activities. During his third takeoff of the day, the accident pilot advanced the throttle to full and the…

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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