# Incident 19870517028809I: Cessna 175A, Angola, IN, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 10:05 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6473° N, 85.0082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6473&lon=-85.0082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7929T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7929T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517028809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MISFIRED, POWER LOST EN ROUTE. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY.  PILOT DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT. SUSPECT CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N7929T (1)

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

- [Incident 19980522020539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522020539I), May 22, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7929T), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Porpoised during landing. Nose gear collapsed from overstress.

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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