# Incident 19980620029359I: Cessna 172F, Denton, TX, June 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8575U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8575U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980620029359I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 AM CDT, A CESSNA 172-F AIRPLANE, N8575U, OWNED BY CLIFTON L. BARKER, JR., MADE AN ENGINE OUT LANDING IN A FIELD DURING A FAR PART 91 PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL CONDITIONS EXISTED, NO INJURIES OCCURRED, AND NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JOPLIN, MO, ON JUNE 20, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 AM CDT.

## Other reports on N8575U (1)

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

- [Incident 19880722060719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722060719I), Jul 22, 1988: Cessna 172F (N8575U), Russellville, AR. Rough engine and power loss. Precautionary landing. Distributor block was contaminated with oil.

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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