# Incident 19910421016639I: Cessna 172H, Mineral Wells, WV, April 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, WV
- Airport: Scott Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1781° N, 81.5237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scott Field (WV64), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1781&lon=-81.5237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1618F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1618F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421016639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ACCIDENTLY DROPPED NOSE WHEEL INTO A DITCH WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT TO CHARGE BATTERY. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N1618F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800708024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708024789A), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 172H (N1618F), Morgantown, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to failed exhaust valve, near airport. Crash landed in cornfield, nosed over short of runway.

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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