# Incident 19971218043179I: Cessna 172G, Arlington, TX, December 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1997
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3874L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3874L-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218043179I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19751220039019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751220039019A), Dec 20, 1975: Cessna 172G (N3874L), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K.

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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