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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · North Pole, AK · March 11, 1995

Date: March 11, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place: North Pole, AK
Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4984R
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 145 total75 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4984RRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2008 · Cessna 172HS/N 17256338 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot had been flying for approx. 11/2 hours on a local sightseeing trip when he observed smoke in the cabin. Approx. 2 minutes later he heard a loud bang followed by a lot of smoke in the cabin. The aircraft started shaking with a noticeable loss of power. The aircraft was located near Bradley sky ranch where a successful landing was made without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROX. 11/2 HOURS ON A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING TRIP WHEN HE OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. APPROX. 2 MINUTES LATER HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING WITH A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED NEAR BRADLEY SKY RANCH WHERE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.