# Incident 19970218005119I: Cessna 172M, Blairstown, NJ, February 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAIRSTOWN (1N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970218005119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 25 AT BLAIRSTOWN, NJ AIRPORT, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY .2NM SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. ENGINE RESTARTED ON GROUND. FUEL NOTED LEAKING FROM CARBURETOR. DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT TELEPHONE POLE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BACK TO AIRPORT ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE STARTED NEXT DAY AT AIRPORT BUT STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE WAS CLOSED. SUSPECT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CARBURETOR. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO BE FILED. ALL OTHER ITEMS CONCERNING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE IN ORDER. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES INVESTIGATION.

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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