# Accident 20150916014639A: Cessna 172P, Fieldon, IL, September 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fieldon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0847° N, 90.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0847&lon=-90.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65191, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65191) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 170 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916014639A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE RPM DROPPED TO 1500 IN CRUISE FLIGHT SO THE PILOT CIRCLED OPEN FIELDS AND WHEN HE COULDN'T KEEP SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN15LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA414), Sep 16, 2015: Cessna 172P (N65191), Nutwood, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the undetected loosening of the four carburetor bolts that connect the throttle body to the bowl assembly.

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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