# Incident 20060204001249I: Cessna 172, Benedict, NE, February 4, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2006, 12:04 local time
- Place: Benedict, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0063° N, 97.6071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benedict, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0063&lon=-97.6071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6753A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6753A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204001249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE AT 4500 FEET MSL WITH THE THROTTLE SET AT 2500 RPM, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. AFTER TRIMMING THE AIRCRAFT AND SPOTTING A PLACE TO LAND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-FIRE THE ENGINE. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. AS HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT SO HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY. THE PILOT THEN CHECKED THE MIXTURE AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AFTER RUNNING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE PILOT THEN MADE A MAY DAY CALL ON THE RADIO AND THEN SWITCHED TO THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL. AFTER SEEING A GRAVEL ROAD WITHOUT ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT COMING TO A FULL STOP ON THE ROAD. THE PILOT AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THIS INCIDENT. AFTER REMOVING THE CARBURETOR, A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WAS NOTICED IN THE NOZZLE AND SOME ICE CRYSTALS WERE NOTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL. AFTER DRAINING THE FUEL TANKS, A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE RIGHT TANK APPEARED TO BE FREE FROM CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N6753A (1)

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

- [Incident 20161116023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161116023809I), Nov 16, 2016: Cessna 172 (N6753A), Grand Island, NE, No damage. On November 16, 2016 at approximately 15:28 central standard time (CST), during cruise flight, the engine quit operating, the PIC declared an emergency and…

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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