# Incident 19990904035409I: Cessna 172E, Dufer, OR, September 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dufer, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N35345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904035409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE RANCH FOR A FOUR (4) MILE ENROUTE TRIP TO ANOTHER RANCH. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REALIZED AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING.  PILOT CONTINUED ONTO DESTINATION, WHERE A HARD LANDING WAS MADE.  PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCED.  POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A BUG OF SOME TYPE HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE PITOT TUBE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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