# Accident 20010512034439A: Cessna 172N, Ashland, ME, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6169° N, 68.3928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6169&lon=-68.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1674E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1674E-2002-04-08) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512034439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LOW ALTITUDE FIRE PATROL FOR THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A ROUTINE PREFLIGHT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM CARIBOU AIRPORT, CARIBOU, ME. OPERATING IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 2100 RPM AT APPROXIMATELY 600 AGL, PILOT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. CLOUD COVER WAS ABOVE 4000 MSL. SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING LIGHT RAIN, PILOT NOTED REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM AND EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL RICH MIXTURE AND PERFORMED OTHER CHECKS ON FUEL SELECTOR, PRIMER AND THEN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. LITTLE EFFECT WHEN CARB HEAT APPLIED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ONLY 2000 RPM WITH CARB HEAT ON. ENGINE EVENTUALLY LOST POWER AND PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE DIRT LOGGING ROAD FOR INTITAL TOUCHDOWN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A ROLLOUT WITHOUT STRIKING OBJECTS.

## 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 IAD01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA056), May 12, 2001: Cessna 172N (N1674E), Ashland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of partial engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N1674E (2)

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

- [Accident 19960627015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627015379A), Jun 27, 1996: Cessna 172N (N1674E), Cottage Grove, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing. (-23) on June 27, 1996 at approximately 1530 CDT the student pilot was on his second landing on rwy 22…
- [Incident 19811119083559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119083559I), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna 172N (N1674E), Concord, NH, Minor damage. Misread VASI lights on night landing approach, airplane struck tree tops but landed safely. Not current for night.

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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