# Accident 20050414005459A: Cessna 172N, Olney, TX, April 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Olney, TX
- Airport: Olney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3508° N, 98.8192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3508&lon=-98.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733UV-2005-06-06) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050414005459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME, PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED CESSNA, CE-172-N, N733UV DURING A PIPELINE PATROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL NEAR OLNEY, TEXAS, N733UV BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WHILE TRYING TO FLY TO OLNEY AIRPORT. N733UV'S NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. N733UV CAME TO A REST INVERTED RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS NOSE AND WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CARE. DPE ^PRIVACY D^ WHO WAS AT THE SCENE, WITNESSED THE RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT THE NEXT DAY, AND SAID THAT THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL.

## 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 DFW05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA103), Apr 14, 2005: Cessna 172N (N733UV), Olney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain for a 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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