# Accident 19971206037449A: Cessna 172B, Henderson, NC, December 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1997, 14:09 local time
- Place: Henderson, NC
- Airport: Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3193° N, 78.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3193&lon=-78.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172MT-2000-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,660 total, 500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE. STRUCK A TREE LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. INDICATES CARB ICING. OAT 25 DEGREES. (-23) PILOT STATED HE MADE POWER REDUCTION FROM 2400 RPM TO 2000 RPM TO INITIATE DESCENT INTO HNZ. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE (OR QUIT) AND THE PROPELLER WINDMILLED. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THESE FAILED TO RETURN THE ENGINE TO NORMAL FUNCTION. PILOT SELECTED A FIELD AND IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR POWER LINES (HE WENT UNDER THEM) STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN IN PLOWED FIELD. PILOT AND PAX WERE NOT INJURED. PILOT PERFORMED WELL. AN ABUNDANCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD. FURTHER INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE COMPONENTS TO BE COMPLETED.

## 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 ATL98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA020), Dec 6, 1997: Cessna 172B (N172MT), Henderson, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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