# Incident 19960307003669I: Cessna 172C, Fairbault, MN, March 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbault, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1643Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1643Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 483 total, 185 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307003669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER 30 MINUTES AFTER PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, ENGINE WOULD RUN ON PRIMER A SHORT TIME BUT COULD NOT SUSTAIN OPERATION. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD BENDING THE NOSE WHEEL REARWARD, COWLING AND PROP BENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT STATED FUEL WAS SUMP CHECKED. IF DURING COURSE OF REPAIR MECHANICAL DEFICIENCY IS FOUND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED. COPY OF REPAIR INVOICE TO DETERMINE CAUSE WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

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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