# Incident 19781207022839I: Cessna 172, Minneapolis, MN, December 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1978, 09:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 270 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH SNOW BLOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SNOW MELTED, THEN FROZE UP THE THROTTLE LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N736NN (1)

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

- [Incident 19870201004029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201004029I), Feb 1, 1987: Cessna R172K (N736NN), Nikiski, AK. VFR pilot required ATC assistance after becoming disoriented in poor weather.

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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