# Accident 19910106000239A: Cessna 172N, Ukiah, CA, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1208° N, 123.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1208&lon=-123.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737FJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737FJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 808 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000239A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SURVEYING TIMBER STRUCK A POWERLINE THAT WAS STRETCHED OVER RIVER VALLEY. WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO BASE.

## 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 LAX91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA068), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737FJ), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR ALL OBSTRUCTIONS…

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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