# Incident 19901227062379I: Cessna R172K, Spencer, IA, December 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, IA
- Airport: Spencer Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1657° N, 95.2028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPENCER MUNI (SPW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1657&lon=-95.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3814V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3814V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227062379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING AT AIRPORT. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND RAN INTO SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N3814V (2)

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

- [Accident 19960614014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614014169A), Jun 14, 1996: Cessna R172K (N3814V), Watkins, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot made a hard landing upon termination of first solo flight.
- [Incident 19780302014089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302014089I), Mar 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3814V), Atomic City, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft broke through crusted snow after landing. Minor damage to the nose section & a wing-tip.

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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