# Incident 20210505008059I: Cessna 172G, Italy, TX, May 5, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2021, 16:58 local time
- Place: Italy, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1865° N, 96.8858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Italy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1865&lon=-96.8858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-300-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210505008059I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED AT 32.15N, 96.83W. PICS PROVIDED SHOW A LARGE CHUNK MISSING FROM THE CENTER SECTION OF THE ENGINE CASE. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT APPEARS RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED.

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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