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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Bullhead City, AZ · February 17, 1991

Date
February 17, 1991 · 08:55 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Bullhead Laughlin
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8551B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA103
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Battery dead,lineman jump started aircraft cowl. Door open on takeoff. Started to land in field then turned and crash

As the FAA filed it

BATTERY DEAD,LINEMAN JUMP STARTED AIRCRAFT COWL.DOOR OPEN ON TAKEOFF.STARTED TO LAND IN FIELD THEN TURNED AND CRASH

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.