# Accident 19910502014559A: Cessna 337D, Alpine, TX, May 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Taurus Mesa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4296° N, 103.3310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4296&lon=-103.3310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86116, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86116-1998-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337D (registry code 2075717, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910502014559A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. WING HIT CACTUS CAUSING CRASH. BLAMED A DUST DEVIL FOR ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA075), May 2, 1991: Cessna 337D (N86116), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S CONTINUED TAKEOFF IN UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Other reports on N86116 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790813030909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813030909I), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna 337D (N86116), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Pilot busy whith tower communications forgot to put gear down.

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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