# Incident 19940204027449I: Cessna 172N, Cumberland, MD, February 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1994, 10:10 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Cumberland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6517° N, 78.7579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumberland, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6517&lon=-78.7579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739KK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204027449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE IFR FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST SNOW SHOWERS WHILE ENROUTE AT 9000 FT MSL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHICH WAS REGAINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED AGAIN AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WITH LIMITED ENGINE POWER AND DECREASING VISIBILITY, THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW BANK AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING, NOSE WHEEL, AND PROPELLER. NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N739KK (1)

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

- [Incident 19930517018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517018799I), May 17, 1993: Cessna 172N (N739KK), Mount Sterling, KY, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Damaged propeller.

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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