# Accident 19940928032149A: Cessna 172B, Poteau, OK, September 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1994, 12:36 local time
- Place: Poteau, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0404° N, 94.6310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0404&lon=-94.6310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7617X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7617X-1995-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 49 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928032149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN FIELD. STRUCK TWO FENCES AND FENCE POSTS. POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW94LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA317), Sep 28, 1994: Cessna 172B (N7617X), Poteau, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE RESULTANT CARBURETOR ICING. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITION AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE 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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