# Accident 20060714022259A: Cessna 172N, Pompton Lakes, NJ, July 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2006, 17:45 local time
- Place: Pompton Lakes, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0167° N, 74.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0167&lon=-74.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4792D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792D-2008-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714022259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX 1740 PILOT CALLED MAYDAY, STATING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THAT AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROAD WHICH IS PART OF AN ABANDONED DU PONT FACILITY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AT ABOUT 25' UP ON THE TREE. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RIGHT WING AT THAT TIME, AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. AT IMPACT WITH GROUND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT EVENTUALLY ROLLING ONTO ITS SIDE, INTO A DITCH AND ERUPTING INTO FLAMES. THE WING FLAPS APPEARED TO BE IN THE FULL UP POSITION.

## 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 NYC06LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA179), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4792D), Pompton Lakes, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the throttle shaft, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight, and subsequent impact with trees during a forced landing.

## Other reports on N4792D (2)

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

- [Incident 19921226054479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226054479I), Dec 26, 1992: Cessna 172H (N4792D), Teterboro, NJ, No damage. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing out of tie down area. Departed and returned. Found stabilizer jamming
- [Accident 19870207021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207021669A), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 172N (N4792D), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Nose wheel shimmied violently on touch and go. First solo student lost control. Aircraft left runway and nosed over

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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