# Accident 19910517016359A: Cessna 172M, Wray, CO, May 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1991, 12:45 local time
- Place: Wray, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0704° N, 102.2200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0704&lon=-102.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80077-1991-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910517016359A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER PARENTS HOME. STALLED DURING STEEP BANK. IMPACTED 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 DEN91FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA071), May 17, 1991: Cessna 172M (N80077), Wray, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY BUZZING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.

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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