# Incident 20160806014029I: Cessna 172N, Dexter, MI, August 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2016, 20:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3323° N, 83.8810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3323&lon=-83.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806014029I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE ON THE SECOND LEG OF AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL OUT-AND-BACK FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND LOSE POWER. PILOT MADE A "MAYDAY" CALL TO A NEARBY ATC TOWER BEFORE INITIATING AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A WHEAT STUBBLE FIELD.  NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOR INJURY TO PASSENGERS.

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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