# Accident 19910304003869A: Cessna 172K, Everglades, FL, March 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1991, 11:47 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8489° N, 81.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8489&lon=-81.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84461-1994-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910304003869A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. BOTH WINGS HIT RUNWAY AND RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT.

## 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 MIA91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA092), Mar 4, 1991: Cessna 172K (N84461), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INFORMATION GIVEN DURING A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS DISREGARDED, IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WIND GUST, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE PLACEMENT…

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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