# Accident 20241117017539A: Cessna 172I, Cordes Lakes, AZ, November 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2024, 09:40 local time
- Place: Cordes Lakes, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2726° N, 111.9665° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2726&lon=-111.9665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8390L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8390L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117017539A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, EN ROUTE TO FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AIRPORT, REPORTED A ROUGH-RUNNING ENGINE. WITH REDUCED POWER, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DIVERT TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT.  HE CHOSE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF THE AIRPORT LANDING IN A DESERT WASH, NEAR INTERSTATE-17 AND AZ-69.

## 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 WPR25LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA040), Nov 17, 2024: Cessna 172I (N8390L), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent 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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