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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Las Cruces, NM · May 7, 1997

Date: May 7, 1997 · 19:30 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N733WJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA180
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total

N733WJRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2017 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268604 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost partial power. Nosed over landing throttle arm disconnected. Cotter pin and nut missing. Shaft recent repair. (-23) on may 6, 1997, at approximately 1915 MDT, a Cessna 172N, N733WJ, owned by tracy winslow, crashed during a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the ATP (suspended) pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The flight originated in boulder city, NV on may 6, 1997 in the early afternoon.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING THROTTLE ARM DISCONNECTED. COTTER PIN AND NUT MISSING. SHAFT RECENT REPAIR. (-23) ON MAY 6, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 MDT, A CESSNA 172N, N733WJ, OWNED BY TRACY WINSLOW, CRASHED DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE ATP (SUSPENDED) PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BOULDER CITY, NV ON MAY 6, 1997 IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Cruces, NMThe improper installation of the throttle arm castellated nut, which resulted in a partial loss of power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 7, 1997 · Substantial damage