# Incident 19881211068239I: Cessna 172M, Gray, ME, December 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1988, 14:50 local time
- Place: Gray, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8864° N, 70.3241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gray, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8864&lon=-70.3241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85HC-1991-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211068239I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER AND UNABLE TO CORRECT. LANDED IN A FIELD. ICE IN FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKED FUEL LINE.

## Other reports on N85HC (1)

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

- [Accident 19910724029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029799A), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 172M (N85HC), Phillips, ME, Destroyed. Early lift off with 30 degrees flaps. Stayed behind power curve,stalled avoiding rising terrain. At gross weight.

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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