# Accident 19910410009749A: Cessna 172G, Griffith, IN, April 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1365F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1365F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-D (registry code 17176, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 380 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410009749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FORCED LANDING IN TREES. FOUND WATER AND DIRT IN CARBURETOR. HAD RECENT ANNUAL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1365F (2)

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

- [Accident 19890311003909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003909A), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna 172G (N1365F), Coolidge, GA, Substantial damage. Had prior problems with fuel contamination corrected. Then engine quit on ferry flight. Same fibrous contamination.
- [Incident 19790501025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501025449I), May 1, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1365F), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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