# Accident 20130420005369A: Cessna 172G, Reading, MI, April 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reading, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8400° N, 84.7042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8400&lon=-84.7042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3682L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3682L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420005369A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2500' THE ENGINE EXPERIEINCE A LOSS OR RPM AND RESULTING LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN AND DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SUNK IN THE MUD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING AND PROPELLER.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE ARM.

## 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 CEN13LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA232), Apr 20, 2013: Cessna 172G (N3682L), Reading, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the improper securing of the throttle linkage by maintenance personnel.

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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