# Incident 20161116023809I: Cessna 172, Grand Island, NE, November 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6753A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6753A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161116023809I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 16, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:28 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING, THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTH OF CAIRO, NEBRASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED FROM GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA (KGRI) WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA (KBFF). THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6753A (1)

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

- [Incident 20060204001249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204001249I), Feb 4, 2006: Cessna 172 (N6753A), Benedict, NE. (-23) During cruise at 4500 feet MSL with the throttle set at 2500 RPM, the pilot experienced a complete power loss. After trimming the aircraft and spotting a…

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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