# Accident 20101109050039A: Cessna 172P, Pineville, LA, November 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Airport: Pineville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3386° N, 92.4394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3386&lon=-92.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9747L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9747L-2019-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101109050039A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 1200. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY, BUT A TAILWIND FORCED HIM TO OVERFLY THE RUNWAY AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE CONNECTING HARDWARE COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONED OR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

## 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 CEN11CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA062), Nov 9, 2010: Cessna 172 (N9747L), Pineville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic’s improper inspection of the airplane following the engine installation.

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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