# Incident 19970327011469I: Cessna 172N, Medford, OR, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75844) (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: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 105 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327011469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED EUGENE, OR TO REDDING, CA. WHILE OVER MEDFORD, OR THE ENGINE RAN EXCESSIVELY ROUGH. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND GROUND RESCUE STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THIS 0-320-H2AD ENGINE HAD EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE IN NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. ENGINE UNDERGOING REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N75844 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040302005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040302005449A), Mar 2, 2004: Cessna 172N (N75844), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing ILS approaches at the Tacoma narrows airport (tiw). On the third ILS the left wing struck a tree. After hearing a "thump" sound the…
- [Accident 19791031043089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031043089A), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 172N (N75844), Truckee, NV, Substantial damage. Airplane stalled above runway on high level-off. Aircraft dropped to runway. Flipped over.

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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