# Accident 19940702017209A: Cessna 172N, Bristol, NH, July 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bristol, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6033° N, 71.7342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6033&lon=-71.7342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734TU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734TU) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 175 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017209A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND A RAG BLOCKING CARB HEAT DUCT.

## 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 NYC94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA108), Jul 2, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734TU), Bristol, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of maintenance personnel to remove an object from the carburetor heat duct during annual inspection which blocked induction air and resulted in the loss of engine power, and the…

## Other reports on N734TU (1)

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

- [Accident 19780707017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707017399A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 172D (N734TU), Wintersburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Pot hole.

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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