# Incident 19920930050679I: Cessna 172RG, Lancaster, CA, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4714R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 46 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930050679I

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND ON A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. AN ACTUAL FORCED LANDING IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N4714R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920807045049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807045049I), Aug 7, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4714R), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear door hinges worn. Nose gear door pull up links were out of adjustment.

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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