# Incident 19911117056089I: Cessna 172K, Allentown, PA, November 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1991, 22:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84122, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911117056089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. VECTORED TO AIRPORT. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N84122 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950610020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610020809I), Jun 10, 1995: Cessna 172K (N84122), South Woodstock, CT, Minor damage. Allowed high sink rate on short final. Made hard landing. Bounced came down again hard on nose gear.

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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