# Accident 19950901027679A: Cessna 172N, Colorado Spring, CO, September 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1995, 07:37 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8099° N, 104.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8099&lon=-104.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4814F-1996-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027679A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE MAINTAIN FULL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK. STALLED. FOREIGN MATERIAL IN INTAKE FAILED LEAN WERE FACTORS.

## 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 FTW95LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA374), Sep 1, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4814F), Colorado Spgs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR BY A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE HIGH…

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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