# NTSB NYC80IA077: Cessna 172, N75845, Rochester, NY, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80IA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0022  80/8/27  NR.ROCHESTER,NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N75845              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 9100 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCHESTER,NY                 JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO 1 EXHAUST ROCKER ARM FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75845](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75845), registered now, S/N 17267999, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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).

- [Incident 19800827065709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827065709I), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 172N, Rochester, NY. Flight terminated, returned due to rough running engine. Found a bent intake push rod.

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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