# Incident 20030814018749I: Cessna 172M, Santa Rosa, CA, August 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2003, 17:32 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61982, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61982) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030814018749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2003 AT 1732, DURING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT LOST TOTAL POWER, PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 2-3 MILES EAST OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N61982 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790212007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007129I), Feb 12, 1979: Cessna 172 (N61982), Walla Walla, WA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout in gusty crosswind.

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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