# Incident 20041013027169I: Cessna 172N, Vashon, WA, October 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2004, 13:06 local time
- Place: Vashon, WA
- Airport: Vashon Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4586° N, 122.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VASHON MUNI (2S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4586&lon=-122.4770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737SX) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013027169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM VASHON ISLAND AND TWO MILES NORTH THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO ALMOST IDLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ANY ADVANCE IN THROTTLE CAUSED A VIBRATION WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RETURN FORCED LANDING AT VASHON ISLAND WITHOUT ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTION/DEMO FLIGHT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND A POTENTIAL NEW STUDENT.

## Other reports on N737SX (1)

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

- [Incident 19980324007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324007869I), Mar 24, 1998: Cessna 172N (N737SX), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: incident at Hyannis airport. On March 24, 1998 at approximately 12:45 pm I was piloting a rented Cessna 172 (N737SX). In preparation for departure,…

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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