# NTSB MIA81FKJ06: Cessna 172, N8127X, Defuniak Spgs, FL, April 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1981
- Place: Defuniak Spgs, FL · DEFUNIAK SPGS, FL
- Location: 30.7061° N, 86.1186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeFuniak Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7061&lon=-86.1186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1649  81/4/10    DEFUNIAK SPGS,FL    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 147
        TIME - 1215                    N8127X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             MARIANA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GASKET IN GASCOLATOR CUT,FUEL LEAKING.PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID X-FENCE IN PASTURE,TCHD DWN HARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8127X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8127X), registered now, S/N 17248627, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810410015799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015799A), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna 172B, Dufuniak Spring, FL, Substantial damage. Rough engine. Stalled clearing a fence on emergency landing. Broken gasculator gasket allowed air in system.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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