# Accident 19910511015519A: Cessna 172, Neosho, WI, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Neosho, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2990° N, 88.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2990&lon=-88.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7444A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7444A-1991-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD IN SOFT DIRT ON PRIVATE STRIP TORE OFF NOSE STRUT AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI91LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA149), May 11, 1991: Cessna 172 (N7444A), Neosho, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE AND AN IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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