19971218043179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Arlington, TX · December 18, 1997

Date: December 18, 1997
Place: Arlington, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3874L
Reported as: Cessna 172G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N3874LRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Cessna 172GS/N 17254043 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 12/18/97, at 9:15 pm, Cessna 172, N3874L, piloted by eugene "mack" cathey, lost power and an emergency landing was made onto an Arlington, Texas golf course. The aircraft suffered minor damage and there were no injuries. This incident is closed. Aircraft mixture control cable wire broken, allowing mixture arm to move to the cutoff.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 12/18/97, AT 9:15 PM, CESSNA 172, N3874L, PILOTED BY EUGENE "MACK" CATHEY, LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ONTO AN ARLINGTON, TEXAS GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. AIRCRAFT MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WIRE BROKEN, ALLOWING MIXTURE ARM TO MOVE TO THE CUTOFF.

Other reports on N3874L · 1

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

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