# Accident 19940216002569A: Cessna 172N, Georgetown, AR, February 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1994, 09:20 local time
- Place: Georgetown, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1267° N, 91.4539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-91.4539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737ZY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737ZY-2013-09-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940216002569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING TO FIND PRIVATE STRIP. ELECTED LAND ON ROAD. WING HIT TELEPHONE POLE. WENT INTO DITCH. CARB ICE

## 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 FTW94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA083), Feb 16, 1994: Cessna 172N (N737ZY), Georgetown, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CARBURETOR ICING INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED…

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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