# Incident 19910321015079I: Cessna 172M, Cedar Park, TX, March 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Park, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5102° N, 97.8186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Park, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5102&lon=-97.8186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91763-1995-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321015079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATING THEN ENGINE QUIT. DEAD STICK LANDING IN FIELD. CAMSHAFT EXCESSIVELY WORN.

## Other reports on N91763 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930702026989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702026989I), Jul 2, 1993: Cessna 172M (N91763), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear damaged.
- [Accident 19760904028219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904028219A), Sep 4, 1976: Cessna 172M (N91763), Santa Susana, CA, Substantial damage. Nosewheel failed then acft nosed over.

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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