# Accident 19910422011759A: Cessna 172P, Steamboat Spgs, CO, April 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Airport: Bob Adams Field Routt County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CMTA
- Location: 40.4908° N, 106.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4908&lon=-106.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231K-2001-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910422011759A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT BY FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF. ENGINE DELAYED START. LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.

## 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 DEN91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA063), Apr 22, 1991: Cessna 172 (N6231K), Steamboat Sprin, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN GIVING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY TURNING OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

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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