# Accident 19910331007999A: Cessna 172B, La Junta, CO, March 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6904X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6904X-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331007999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SECOND SOLO TOO HIGH AND FAST. TOLD GO AROUND. STALLED ON NOSE HIGH POWER APPLICATION. HEAT ON FULL FLAPS.

## 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 DEN91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA058), Mar 31, 1991: Cessna 172B (N6904X), La Junta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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