# Incident 20170519005809I: Cessna 172H, China Grove, NC, May 19, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2017, 12:48 local time
- Place: China Grove, NC
- Airport: Rowan County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5723° N, 80.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of China Grove, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5723&lon=-80.5749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1664F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1664F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,339 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170519005809I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE 8A6 TO KRUQ JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF PIC EXPERIENCE A PUFF OF SMOKE EMANATING FROM UNDER ENGINE COWL. SECONDS LATER ENGINE QUIT. PIC NOTICED A GRASS COVERED FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THERE. OCCUPANTS (2) PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE GRASSY FIELD AND ONTO A NEIGHBORING FRONT LAWN.

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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