# Incident 19960119001819I: Cessna 172N, Memphis, TN, January 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1996, 07:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75510-2007-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: CONT IO360H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119001819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING ROUTINE TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE @ 1500 FT. PILOT NOTICED RAPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE, THEN HEADED BACK TOWARD OLIVE BRANCH APT. (IN CONTACT WITH MEMPHIS APPROACH CONTROL ADVISED ATC OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AFTER A LOUD BANGING NOISE. DECLARED MAYDAY TO APPROACH CONTROL WHO RESPONDED WITH THE OPTION OF LANDING AT MEMPHIS IAP OR OLIVE BRANCH APT.) AIRCRAFT CABIN FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINE, WHICH CLEARED AFTER OPENING WINDOW TO VENT. PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO OLIVE BRANCH AND LANDED IN A LARGE UNOCCUPIED ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE. REALIZING HE DID NOT HAVE ALTITUDE OR POWER TO REACH OLIVE BRANCH APT. EMERGENCY LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PEOPLE. PILOT STATED HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.

## Other reports on N75510 (2)

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

- [Accident 20031021032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032429A), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N75510), Olive Branch, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Student pilot was taking off to the south on runway 18. A witness stated at approximately 0920, AWOS reported winds 270 @ 8 g 14. The student pilot was…
- [Accident 19791226036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226036189A), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 172N (N75510), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long. Entered closed rwy & taxiway area. Wing hit bulldozer. Veered off taxiway.

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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