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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Levan, UT · April 19, 2026

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Date
April 19, 2026 · 21:12 local
Place
Levan, UT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N745TW
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
197 total22 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N745TWRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269624Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that while descending from 11, 500 feet to 8,500 feet the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot landed in a field. There was no damage to the aircraft. The aircraft engine was inspected and it was found that the pilot did not enrich the mixture and when the descent was continued in idle the mixture was too lean and the engine failed. Procedures to re-start the engine were not performed, and the aircraft was landed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING FROM 11, 500 FEET TO 8,500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT DID NOT ENRICH THE MIXTURE AND WHEN THE DESCENT WAS CONTINUED IN IDLE THE MIXTURE WAS TOO LEAN AND THE ENGINE FAILED. PROCEDURES TO RE-START THE ENGINE WERE NOT PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED.