# Incident 20020602016279I: Cessna 172H, Wellsboro, PA, June 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2002, 21:15 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7455° N, 77.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsboro, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7455&lon=-77.3037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027U-2011-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602016279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE MAKING DESCENT TO N38 AND PILOT LANDED IN OPEN FIELD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3027U (1)

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

- [Accident 20030610017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610017489A), Jun 10, 2003: Cessna 172H (N3027U), Spring City, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot executed emergency landing due to loss of power. Subsequent investigation provided: 1. Propeller/engine not making any power. 2. No fuel spill…

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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