3 MILES SW OF D, CO, USA
N736JX
CESSNA 172XP
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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