# Incident 19950130002449I: Cessna 172N, Del Rio, TX, January 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4818D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4818D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950130002449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 4500 MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT ON TO THE HIGHWAY. LANDED AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BROKEN MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE. THE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NO FIRE, NO NMAC, A M OR D REPORT BEING SUBMITTED. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4818D (2)

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

- [Accident 19831201061299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201061299A), Dec 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4818D), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Pilot started engine for warm up while passenger was outside using a broom to clear snow. Prop hit passengers arm.
- [Incident 19830731051349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731051349I), Jul 31, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4818D), Livingston, MT, Minor damage. Encountered bad weather en route. Elected to land. Overshot first approach. Forgot landing light. Made hard landing

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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