# Accident 20250504005309A: Cessna 172N, Longmont, CO, May 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2025, 11:43 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1748° N, 105.1875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1748&lon=-105.1875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75775, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75775) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250504005309A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/04/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY (11:43), (MDT), CESSNA 172, VANCE BRAND AIRPORT, LONGMONT, CO., (KLMO), ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 29, AIRCRAFT ENGINE RPM WOULD NOT CHANGE WITH THROTTLE POSITION ADJUSTMENT.  STUDENT PILOT (SOLO FLIGHT) INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO CLIMB WITH LOW RPM AND ENGINE QUIT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FARMER’S FIELD ABOUT ½ MILE NORTHWEST FROM AIRPORT AND FLIPPED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL TAIL, WINGS AND ENGINE FIREWALL. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED DURING THE TIME.

## 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 CEN25LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA168), May 4, 2025: Cessna 172N (N75775), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnected throttle control that resulted in a loss of engine power due to improper maintenance.

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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