# Accident 19910507014449A: Cessna 172K, Bunnell, FL, May 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1991, 11:35 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7270G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7270G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,416 total, 143 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507014449A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR BECAME JAMMED ON WATER TAKEOFF. CUT POWER AND STALLED. FOUND RUSTY SCREW DRIVER. APPEARS JAMMED CONTROL.

## 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 MIA91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA137), May 7, 1991: Cessna 172K (N7270G), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO A FOREIGN OBJECT WHICH RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N7270G (1)

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

- [Incident 19791005050499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050499I), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 172K (N7270G), Chelmsford, MA, Minor damage. Seaplane pilot turned back due to deteriorating weather, unable to locate base. Landed in small pond, overshot.

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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