# Accident 19940417022119A: Cessna 172F, Arlington, CA, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P6AA
- Location: 33.8890° N, 117.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8890&lon=-117.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5709R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5709R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 217 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417022119A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE FORCED LANDINGS. STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS. UNABLE TO FREE CONTROL CFI CALLED FOR POWER. STALLED NOSE HIGH

## 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 LAX94LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA192), Apr 17, 1994: Cessna 172F (N5709R), Arlington, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT PILOT AND PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY.…

## Other reports on N5709R (1)

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

- [Incident 19970207004409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207004409I), Feb 7, 1997: Cessna 172F (N5709R), St Paul, MN. Narrative: while in traffic pattern for landing upon return from solo xc, pilot encountered rough running engine upon reduction of power during downwind turn…

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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