# Accident 20010701017259A: Cessna 172N, Boulder City, NV, July 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2001, 07:33 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0333° N, 114.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0333&lon=-114.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737SH-2002-01-15) (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 LAX01LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701017259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N737SH, A CESSNA 172 PILOTED BY ADAM S. MERCIER, DEPARTED BOULDER CITY, NV AIRPORT (61B) WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE AND THEN EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE.  THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON THE ROADWAY (HIWAY 93) BUT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE SHOULDER.  THE AIRPLANE STALLED WITH JUST A FEW FEET OF ALTITUDE, THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO COMPLETELY DISLODGE THE NOSE GEAR AND COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR THEN DIG IN AND FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.  ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 LAX01LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA231), Jul 1, 2001: Cessna 172N (N737SH), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the mechanic's improper magneto timing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.