# Accident 19910217002589A: Cessna 172, Bullhead City, AZ, February 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1991, 08:55 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8551B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551B-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217002589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA103), Feb 17, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8551B), Bullhead City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM FATIGUE; HE ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE LINEMAN'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PILOT'S…

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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