# Incident 19950224010649I: Cessna 172N, Casper, WY, February 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1995, 07:33 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73764) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224010649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN LEVEL FLIGHT THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED. UPON APPLICATION OF THROTTLE THE ENGINE RPM WAS LOW, THE THROTTLE OUTER HOUSING BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE ATTACHMENT AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CABLE HOUSING WAS MOVING INSTEAD OF THE CABLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON I-25 WITHOUT DAMAGE. END........

## Other reports on N73764 (1)

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

- [Accident 20041007023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007023009A), Oct 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N73764), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) While on her solo flight the student pilot lost control on landing, striking the propeller on the runway. Investigation revealed that the firewall is…

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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