# Incident 20001108038069I: Cessna 172G, Adams, NY, November 8, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2000, 16:50 local time
- Place: Adams, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8102° N, 76.0230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adams, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8102&lon=-76.0230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3964L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3964L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001108038069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND STUDENT DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE (RUNNING ROUGH) AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER LOSS WHILE CONDUCTING INSTRUMENTTRAINING FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR ADAMS, NY. CFI INITIALLY BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS CARBURETOR ICING (SEE PILOT STATEMENT). UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED ENGINE SEIZED WITH ENGINE OIL COVERING BOTH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE, ALONG BELLY, WITH NO OIL REMAINING ON DIPSTICK. SOURCE OF OIL LEAK AND/OR ENGINE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED ON SITE DUE TO LIMITED ACCESS TO AIRCRAFT (OWNER NOT PRESENT). NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME NOTED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. OWNER STATED DURING PHONE INTERVIEW THAT AN ENGINE CYLINDER WAS CHANGED RECENTLY. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REQUESTED AND WILL BE SENT FOR REVIEW.

## Other reports on N3964L (1)

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

- [Accident 20220108001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220108001199A), Jan 8, 2022: Cessna 172G (N3964L), Liberty, OH, Substantial damage. 01/09/2022 Aircraft experienced a loss of power in the pattern at youngstown Landsdowne Airport (04G). Pilot attempted to get the aircraft to runway 02 but…

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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