# Incident 20050129009479I: Cessna 172P, Forestburg, NY, January 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2005, 18:45 local time
- Place: Forestburg, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5501° N, 74.7513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forestburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5501&lon=-74.7513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98408-2005-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050129009479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 29, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 EST N98408, A CESSNA 172-P OWNED BY AMERICAN FLYERS SCHOOLS LOST POWER AFTER DEPARTING FROM SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT (MSV), MONTICELLO, NY. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BODY OF WATER KNOWN AS RIO RESERVOIR. THE SURFACE OF THE RESERVOIR WAS FROZEN AND COVERED WITH 8" TO 10" OF SNOW. AFTER LANDING THE ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED BUT THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW PRECLUDED A TAKE OFF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N98408 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000821028539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821028539I), Aug 21, 2000: Cessna 172P (N98408), Calverton, NY. (-23)While practicing a simulated emergency landing to Calverton airport, the PIC initiated a go around, when he experienced a loss of power. The PIC declared…

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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