- Date
- August 15, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- 3 Miles Sw Of D, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N736JXCessna 172XP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820815041749A
- Case key
- 69642
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was cruising at 11000 ft when the engine began to run rough. Attempts to enrich and then lean the mixture, throttle adjustments and switching the fuel tanks did not alleviate the engine roughness. The engine then lost all power. Another plt stated he experienced an engine failure in the same aircraft several weeks prior to this occurrence. No evidence of mechanical failure/malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736JX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172XP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722574
- Airframe hours
- 984
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur Baxter
- Registered owner
- John & Carol Jewsbury
- Departed
- C · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- C · Broomfield, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 115 total · 4 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.