# Accident 20001120023759A: Cessna 172K, Shreveport, LA, November 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4805° N, 93.7295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4805&lon=-93.7295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567QL-2001-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001120023759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON SOLO FLIGHT, DESCENDED OUT OF 4500 FEET, AND PRACTICED STEADY FLIGHT. HE DESCENDED TO 1200 FT AGL AND BEGAN S TURNS APPROX. 15 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER APPROX. 40 MINUTES HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. WHILE FLYING LEVEL AT 1200 FT. AGL, HE NOTICED A SLOW STEADY DECREASE IN RPM'S. THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE CHECKED, AND CARB HEAT APPLIED, BUT CONTINUED POWER LOSS. PILOT LANDED ON A FRESHLY PLOWED AND MUDDY FIELD AND A/C FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C.

## 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 FTW01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA022), Nov 20, 2000: Cessna 172K (N567QL), Belcher, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

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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