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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bald Knob, AR · October 7, 1996

Date: October 7, 1996 · 22:47 local
Place: Bald Knob, AR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6826C
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6826CRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2019 · Cessna 172MS/N 17260991 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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: pilot reported losing power and going down. Aircraft landed in a rice field north of Bald Knob, Arkansas. No damage to aircraft or injuries. After talking to mechanic found bolt broken at cotter pin hole, nut was missing. Replaced bolt and nut. Safety ground run ok. Flew aircraft back to Tennessee.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED LOSING POWER AND GOING DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A RICE FIELD NORTH OF BALD KNOB, ARKANSAS. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES. AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC FOUND BOLT BROKEN AT COTTER PIN HOLE, NUT WAS MISSING. REPLACED BOLT AND NUT. SAFETY GROUND RUN OK. FLEW AIRCRAFT BACK TO TENNESSEE.