# Incident 19970918033799I: Cessna 172N, Longview, TX, September 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903F-2003-12-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 120 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918033799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ON 09-18-97, THE PILOT OF N4903F REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN POWER WHEN HE TRIED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD 11 MILES NORTH OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS WITH NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE SHAFT HAD SEIZED IN THE CARB CAUSING THE CARB TO REMAIN AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR PILOT TRAINING BY THE FAR 141 CERTIFICATE HOLDER.

## Other reports on N4903F (3)

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

- [Accident 20030617015442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617015442A), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Deerfield Beach, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On June 17, 2003, at approximately 1951 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N4903F, registered to gulf stream academy of aeronautics, inc. collided in…
- [Incident 19960205004629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205004629I), Feb 5, 1996: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported that "low strut & tire failure" damaged the "front strut and tire", resulting in a balloon during the landing round out that…
- [Accident 19801221076289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801221076289A), Dec 21, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Nose up on takeoff. Unable to push yoke forward. Stalled onto runway. Elevator clevis worn. Binding on spar cut out

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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