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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Thornton, TX · February 18, 1991

Date
February 18, 1991 · 10:50 local
Place
Thornton, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GEAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5112K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91FA042
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,429 total700 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Operated IFR into area of known severe thunderstorms. Lost control crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATED IFR INTO AREA OF KNOWN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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