# Incident 19870113010959I: Cessna 172, Shinglehouse, PA, January 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1987, 14:31 local time
- Place: Shinglehouse, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9670° N, 78.1905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shinglehouse, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9670&lon=-78.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113010959I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N6793A (2)

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

- [Incident 19981201045379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981201045379I), Dec 1, 1998: Cessna 172 (N6793A), Lima, OH, Minor damage. (-5) Pilot attempted to start airplane using airplane's electrical starter. When airplane failed to start pilot elected to exit aircraft and pull propeller…
- [Incident 19860114084579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860114084579I), Jan 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6793A), Bradford, PA, Minor damage. Landed in a snow covered field after engine quit en route. Undetermined mechanical malfunction.

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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