37.0603° N, 88.7730° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BARKLEY RGNL (PAH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 1986 · 14:30 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Airport
Barkley
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8576X
Reported as
Cessna P172D
Reported engine
Continental GO300E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total150 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days
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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing after power loss. Found cracks in cylinders and sticky valves. Suspect carburetor ice caused problem
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND CRACKS IN CYLINDERS AND STICKY VALVES. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE CAUSED PROBLEM