20040131002609I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Kingfisher, OK · January 31, 2004

Date
January 31, 2004 · 15:04 local
Place
Kingfisher, OK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6394E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,870 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While in cruise flight at 6000 feet, the pilot stated he had fumes in cockpit, prior to engine failure. Pilot descended through cloud layer and broke out at 1000 feet and landed in a field. No damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6000 FEET, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD FUMES IN COCKPIT, PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUD LAYER AND BROKE OUT AT 1000 FEET AND LANDED IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.