# Accident 19820906044089A: Cessna 172M, Houston, TX, September 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Andreau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7694° N, 95.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7694&lon=-95.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73562, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73562) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 152 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044089A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE FROZE CAUSING PILOT TO ATTEMPT EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNFINISHED HIGHWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82DA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA367), Sep 6, 1982: Cessna 172M (N73562), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73562 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810529039059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529039059A), May 29, 1981: Cessna 172M (N73562), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on departure runway due to approaching storm. Failed to note wind shift. Ran off end of runway, nosed over.

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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