# Accident 19910409009499A: Cessna 172G, New Bedford, MA, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 12:08 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6005R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6005R-1999-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009499A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF 2 EN ROUTE. ONE DEVIATED TO ALTERNATE DUE WEATHER OTHER CRASHED INTO HARBOR. LOW CEILING AND FOG IN AREA.

## 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 NYC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA115), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 172G (N6005R), New Bedford, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE ADVERSE WEATHER (FOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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