# Incident 20260625007449I: Cessna 172N, Gilson, IL, June 25, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2026, 15:45 local time
- Place: Gilson, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8627° N, 90.1991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilson, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8627&lon=-90.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5229D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5229D) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 690 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260625007449I

## Narrative

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

THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS FROM KPDC TO KMVN.  APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AT 5000' THE OCCUPANTS HEARD A POWER LOSS.  CARBURATOR HEAT AND MIXTURE SET TO FULL RICH DID NOT INCREASE POWER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO DIE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET FOR BEST GLIDE AND ENGINE RESTARTS WERE ATTEMPTED.  RESTARTS FAILED AND A FIELD WAS CHOSEN FOR LANDING.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND WITHOUT DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO ANY OCCUPANTS.  ENGINE TEAR DOWN REVEALED THAT A FAILED #2 EXHAUST VALVE RETAINER RING RELEASED THE EXHAUST VALVE INTO THE CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N5229D (1)

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

- [Incident 19820502025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502025009I), May 2, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5229D), Boston, MA. Pilot flew cross country with low battery. Had radio trouble, unable to activate runway lights, diverted to Logan.

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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