# Incident 20070702013129I: Cessna 172M, Iowa City, IA, July 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2007, 16:25 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80213) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 160 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702013129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT IOW. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE MAIN SUPPLY CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BURN OUT.

## Other reports on N80213 (2)

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

- [Incident 20250125000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250125000279I), Jan 25, 2025: Cessna 172M (N80213), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. Student pilot and CFI performing maneuvers when engine started run ruff, flight crew decided to land on a dirt road in the everglade 14 miles west of opf. No…
- [Accident 20021205035769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021205035769A), Dec 5, 2002: Cessna 172M (N80213), Moline, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 5, 2002, at 1945 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N80213, operated by flying country club as a rental airplane, was found to have…

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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