# Incident 20260730010239I: Cessna 172N, Amalga, UT, July 30, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2026, 14:45 local time
- Place: Amalga, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8563° N, 111.8972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amalga, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8563&lon=-111.8972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4849D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4849D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260730010239I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT A VENTED FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTING PROPERLY ALLOWING A VACUUM TO DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N4849D (1)

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

- [Incident 19990917032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990917032779I), Sep 17, 1999: Cessna 172N (N4849D), Palo Alto, CA. (-23) On short final to runway #30 at the Palo Alto airport, Palo Alto, CA, a Cessna C-172 airplane, N4849D, struck a bird. No damage to the airplane and…

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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