# Incident 19880318015699I: Cessna 172C, Murphy, NC, March 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Murphy, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0946° N, 84.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murphy, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0946&lon=-84.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8431X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8431X-1991-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318015699I

## Narrative

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

ICE ON ALL LEADING EDGES. LOW FUEL. RADIOED FOR HELP. NO CONTACT WITH ATC. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

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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