# Accident 19910311043779A: Cessna 120, Atigan Pass, AK, March 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Atigan Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.4298° N, 149.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4298&lon=-149.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77316-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 70 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311043779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOW SHOWER IN A PASS. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF PASS. CRASH LANDED ON SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 ANC91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA034), Mar 11, 1991: Cessna 120 (N77316), Atigan Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY VFR INTO IFR CONDITIONS. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILINGS, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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