- Date
- February 12, 1988, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4914DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880212002429A
- Case key
- 17448
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Analysis
The private plt was practicing landings at centennial airport, denver, Colorado. Rnwy 17L, an asphalt rnwy 8,500 feet long and 101 feet wide, was in use. The plt reported that when he attempted to add power on final approach, the throttle cable would not move. Several attempts were made to free the throttle to no avail. The engine remained at 1700 RPM and the aircraft undershot the approach. The aircraft impacted one quarter mile short of the runway in a field. A post accident inspection provided evidence that the plastic coating on the throttle cable had disintegrated. Pieces of the coating were found in the outer housing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4914D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272396
- Airframe hours
- 2,263
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wings Of Denver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- APA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 180 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4914D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.