# Accident 19940306003669A: Cessna 172L, Mount Sterling, KY, March 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mount Sterling, KY
- Airport: Mount Sterling/Montgomery Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0609° N, 83.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0609&lon=-83.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 623 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003669A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT, ENGINE LOST POWER, IDLE DIDN'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE. TRIED TO LAND, HIT FENCE, NOSED OVER. THROTTLE LOOSE

## 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 NYC94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA054), Mar 6, 1994: Cessna 172L (N19679), Mt. Sterling, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCONNECTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE FROM THE CARBURETOR AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION NOT PERFORMED, AND…

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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