# Incident 20191012014289I: Cessna 172RG, Lafayette, IN, October 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6330V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6330V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012014289I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA C172, N6330V, DEPARTED FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF). APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD AND TAXIED TO AN OPEN AREA.

## Other reports on N6330V (3)

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

- [Accident 20200921016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921016169A), Sep 21, 2020: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), West Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. On September 21, 2020, approximately 1230 EST, N6330V, a Cessna 172RG, departed Purdue University Airport (laf) under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91,…
- [Incident 20140517007319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517007319I), May 17, 2014: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), West Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. On may 17, 2014, at approximately 10:36 EDT N6330V, a Cessna CE-172-RG received minor damage following an inadvertent gear retraction while performing takeoff…
- [Incident 19890527027569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527027569I), May 27, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6330V), Mesa, AZ. Pilot stated engine faltered on touch and go landing. Aborted. Ran off end of runway. Taxied back. No damage.

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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