# Accident 19910416011339A: Cessna STC170, Carlisle, AR, April 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7798° N, 91.7392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7798&lon=-91.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188A-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,674 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011339A

## Narrative

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

UPSET DUE TO LICENSE REVOKED,TOOK AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PERMISSION AND PERFORMED ACROBATICS. STALLED OUT OF A SNAP ROLL.

## 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 FTW91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA067), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna 170B (N8188A), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE STALLING SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N8188A (1)

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

- [Accident 19891023042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891023042129A), Oct 23, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8188A), New Boston, TX, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Selected field and nosed up on a terrace. Engine ok.

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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