# Accident 19910106000199A: Cessna 172P, Freeport, IL, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 07:25 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2897° N, 89.6294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2897&lon=-89.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65567-1991-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000199A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED RESIDENT PULLED UP VERTICAL. ENGINE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT,STALLED DIVED TO GROUND.

## 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 CHI91FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA059), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna 172P (N65567), Freeport, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISUSE OF FLAPS AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

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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