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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Canton, MI · June 26, 1997

Date: June 26, 1997 · 22:15 local
Place: Canton, MI
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7031Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA188
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries: 0

N7031QRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 1998 · Cessna 172LS/N 17260331 Airframe modelCessna 172L

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What happened

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

Aircraft banked left on short final to runway, attempted go around, crashed in a field next to runway. (-23) upon approach to landing, aircraft was too high. Pilot pushed throttles and carburetor forward. Engine did not respond. Aircraft stalled, left wing struck ground. Pilot and passenger were slightly injured. No fire upon impact. Suspected engine failure caused by a jammed throttle arm at the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY, ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, CRASHED IN A FIELD NEXT TO RUNWAY. (-23) UPON APPROACH TO LANDING, AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH. PILOT PUSHED THROTTLES AND CARBURETOR FORWARD. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AIRCRAFT STALLED, LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. NO FIRE UPON IMPACT. SUSPECTED ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A JAMMED THROTTLE ARM AT THE CARBURETOR.

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 CHI97FA188Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCanton, MIA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from a binding throttle/power lever cable. Also causal was the improper maintenance, installation of the throttle arm. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 26, 1997 · Substantial damage