# Accident 19910218002529A: Cessna 172N, Thornton, TX, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Thornton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GEAA
- Location: 31.6708° N, 96.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6708&lon=-96.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5112K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112K-1991-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,429 total, 700 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA042), Feb 18, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5112K), Thornton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WET MICROBURST. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISREGARD FOR THE FORECAST.

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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